JNR Class C53

The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929 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.

Class C53
C53 10 in January 1935
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hitachi
Build date1928-1929
Total produced97
Specifications
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
Cylinders3
Career
OperatorsJNR
Number in class97
NumbersC53 1-C53 97
Retired1950
Preserved1
DispositionOne preserved remainder scrapped

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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