JNR Class C52

The Class C52 (C52形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company for the Japanese Government Railways in 1925. The locomotives were originally classified as the 8200 class under the JGR locomotive classification system.

JGR 8200 class
C52 class
8201 (later C52 2) in 1926
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Serial number66409–66414
Build dateNovember 1925
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h3
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersThree
Valve gear
Career
Operators
First runFebruary 1926
Scrapped1947
DispositionAll scrapped

They were acquired to sample the latest American three-cylinder steam technology; as a consequence only six – the minimum order – were purchased and the tenders were built locally by Hitachi. They were the last Japanese steam locomotives to be imported.

  • Drawing (before renovation)

Preserved examples

SRT #751 (Thailand).[1]

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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. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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