JNR Class C50

C50 75: Preserved in Kitashikahama Transport Park in Adachi, Tokyo
C50 96: Preserved in Koishikawa Park in Yaizu, Shizuoka
C50 103: Preserved at the Minamisoma Museum in <a href="Minamisoma%2C_Fukushima" title="Minamisoma, Fukushima" class="mw-redirect">Minamisoma, Fukushima
C50 123: Preserved in Station East Park in Oyama, Tochigi
C50 125: Preserved in Station South Park in Yanai, Yamaguchi
C50 154: Preserved in Kannonzan Park in Kameyama, Mie

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi
Build date	1929-1933

JNR Class C50; Taiwan Railways Class CT230
	Preserved C50 125 in January 2006
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi
Build date	1929-1933
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length	16,680 mm (54 ft 9 in)
Height	3,885 mm (12 ft 9.0 in)
Loco weight	52.8 t (52.0 long tons; 58.2 short tons)
Total weight	87.7 t (86.3 long tons; 96.7 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinder size	470 mm × 610 mm (19 in × 24 in)
Career
Operators	JNR; Taiwan Railways
Number in class	JNR: 154; TRA: 5
Numbers	JNR: C50 1−154; TRA: CT231−CT235
Preserved	6
Disposition	Withdrawn

The Class C50 (C50形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1929 to 1933. A total of 154 Class C50 locomotives were built, with manufacturing shared by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi.[1]

Five were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they were classified class CT230.

Preserved examples

As of 2014, six Class C50 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]

Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 32–33. 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.

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