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Class of 17 Japanese 4-6-2 steam locomotives
Class C54
C54 13 in January 1935
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderKisha Seizō and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company
Build date1931
Total produced17
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2 Pacific
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Performance figures
Maximum speed101 Kmh (63 Mph)
Career
OperatorsJNR
Number in class17
NumbersC54 1-C54 17
First run1931
Last run1963
Retired1963
Withdrawn1963
Scrapped1963
DispositionAll scrapped, none preserved

The Class C54 (C54形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan in 1931 and designed by Hideo Shima and built by Kisha Seizō and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company . A total of 17 were built in 1931 the locomotives were numbered C54 1-C54 17 . All were retired by 1963 after 32 years of service they were scrapped later that year . None of the C54’s were preserved.

Preserved examples

No Class C54 locomotives have been preserved.

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. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.

Further reading

  • C54―悲運のパシフィック [C54 - The Ill-fated Pacific] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. January 2004. ISBN 978-4777050352.
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