Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hitachi
Build date
1928-1929
Total produced
97
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
Three
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Performance figures
Power output
1250
Career
Operators
JNR
Number in class
97
Numbers
C53 1-C53 97
Retired
1950
Preserved
1
Disposition
One 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.
Preserved examples
Today, only one Class C53 locomotive has been preserved in Japan, C53 45, at the Kyoto Railway Museum (formerly Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum).[1]
C53 45 preserved at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in December 2011
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^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.