JNR Class C53

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Career Operators JNR Number in class 97 Preserved 1 Disposition Withdrawn

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.

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).

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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