JNR Class C55
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The Class C55 (C55形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1935 to 1937. A total of 62 Class C55 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima .[1]
Nine were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they became class CT250. While 21 locomotives numbered C55 20-C55 40 were streamlined.
Preserved examples[]
As of 2014, four Class C55 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]
- C55 1: preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum
- C55 50: preserved at the Otaru Museum in Otaru, Hokkaido
- C55 52: preserved in front of Yoshimatsu Station in Kagoshima Prefecture
- C55 53: preserved at Wakakusa Park in Oita, Oita
C55 1 preserved at the Umekoji Museum (later Kyoto Railway Museum) in June 2012
C55 50 preserved at the Otaru Museum in July 2007
Preserved C55 52 in March 2017
Preserved C55 53 in August 1994
In Popular Calture[]
In the Anime Hikarian the character Ukkari is based on the streamlined C55 20 .
References[]
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- ^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 34–35. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
- ^ 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. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
Categories:
- 1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
- Steam locomotives of Japan
- Steam locomotives of Taiwan
- 4-6-2 locomotives
- Preserved steam locomotives of Japan
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1935
- Passenger locomotives