JNR Class C53

The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929. A total of 97 Class C53 locomotives were built.[1]

Class C53
C53 10 in January 1935
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1928-1929
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
Preserved1
DispositionWithdrawn

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
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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. 74, 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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