JNR Class C54

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:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in)
Length20,375 mm (66 ft 10.2 in)
Height3,945 mm (12 ft 11.3 in)
Loco weight67.50 t (66.43 long tons; 74.41 short tons)
Total weight115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Performance figures
Maximum speed101 km/h (63 mph)
Career
OperatorsJNR
Number in class17
NumbersC54 1-C54 17
First run1931
Last run1963
Retired1963
Withdrawn1963
Scrapped1963
DispositionAll scrapped

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 and numbered C54 1-C54 17. All were retired by 1963 after 32 years of service and scrapped later that year.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to C54 steam locomotives.

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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