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JNR Class C53

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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:
 • 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
CylindersThree
Valve gearOutside: Walschaerts
Inside: Gresley conjugated
Performance figures
Power output1250
Career
OperatorsJNR
Number in class97
NumbersC53 1-C53 97
Retired1950
Preserved1
DispositionOne preserved (C53 45); remainder scrapped

The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929 designed by Hideo Shima and built 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. C53 45 is the only example of the class to be preserved.

JGR streamlined C53 43

Preserved examples

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Today, only one Class C53 locomotive has been preserved in Japan, C53 45, at the Kyoto Railway Museum (formerly Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum).[1]

See also

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References

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  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.