JNR Class C55

Class C55
Preserved C55 1 in May 2006
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, Hitachi Build date 1935-1937
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2 Pacific Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Driver dia. 1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in) Length 20,380 mm (66 ft 10 in) Height 3,945 mm (12 ft 11.3 in) Loco weight 66.04 t (65.00 long tons; 72.80 short tons) Total weight 113.22 t (111.43 long tons; 124.80 short tons) Fuel type Coal Cylinder size 510 mm × 660 mm (20 in × 26 in)
Career Operators JNR Number in class 62 Preserved 4

The Class C55 (C55形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1935 to 1937. A total of 62 Class C55 locomotives were built.

Preserved examples

As of 2014, four Class C55 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.

• C55 1: preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum
• C55 50: preserved at the Otaru Museum in Otaru, Hokkaido
• C55 52: preserved in front of Yoshimatsu Station in Kagoshima Prefecture
• C55 53: preserved at Wakakusa Park in Oita, Oita

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  C55 1 preserved at the Umekoji Museum (later Kyoto Railway Museum) in June 2012
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  C55 50 preserved at the Otaru Museum in July 2007
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  Preserved C55 52 in March 2017
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  Preserved C55 53 in August 1994

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification