JNR Class C53

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Class C53
JGR-C53SteamLocomotive.jpg
C53 10 in January 1935
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Power typeSteam
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hitachi
Build date1928-1929
Total produced97
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Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2 Pacific
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Total weight115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersThree
Valve gearWalschaerts
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OperatorsJNR
Number in class97
NumbersC53 1-C53 97
Retired1950
Preserved1
DispositionOne preserved (C53 43); remainder scrapped

The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929 designed by Hideo Shima and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi . A total of 97 Class C53 locomotives were built they operated until all 97 were retired in 1950 . Only C53 45 is preserved and is the only C53 preserved.

Preserved examples[]

As of 2012, one Class C53 locomotives has been preserved in Japan, C53 45, at the Kyoto Railway Museum (formerly Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum).[1]

  • C53 45 preserved at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in December 2011

  • C53 Kawasaki Company

  • C53 10 steam engine

  • C53 96 steam engine

  • C53 45 steam loco frontview

  • C53 The 3 cylinder

  • Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum

  • Umekoji Steam Engines on the Roundhouse

  • Steam Locomotive Roundhouse Japan

  • C53 steam loco frontview

  • Umekoji Steam Engines

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 74, 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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