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 type Steam Build date 1928-1929
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2 Pacific Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Total weight 115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 3
Career Operators JNR Number in class 97 Preserved 1 Disposition Withdrawn

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]

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  C53 45 preserved at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in December 2011
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  C53 Kawasaki Company
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  C53 10 steam engine
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  C53 96 steam engine
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  C53 45 steam loco frontview
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  C53 The 3 cylinder
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  Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
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  Umekoji Steam Engines on the Roundhouse
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  Steam Locomotive Roundhouse Japan
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  C53 steam loco frontview
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  Umekoji Steam Engines

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

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.