JNR Class C55

JNR Class C55 Taiwan Railways Class CT250
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 Total produced 62 (JNR C55) 9 (TRA CT250)
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 Boiler pressure 14 kg/cm2 (1.37 MPa; 199 psi) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 510 mm × 660 mm (20 in × 26 in) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Career Operators JNR Taiwan Railways Number in class JNR: 62 TRA: 9 Numbers C55 1-C55 62 (JNR) CT251-CT259 (TRA) Retired 1975 (Japan) 1982 (Taiwan) Preserved 4 (Japan) 2 (Taiwan) Scrapped 1975 (Japan) 1982 (Taiwan) Disposition Four preserved in Japan, two preserved in Taiwan, remainder scrapped

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 and designed by Hideo Shima.^[1]

Nine were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they became class CT250, while 21 locomotives numbered C55 20 - C55 40 were streamlined.

Preserved examples

As of 2014^[update], four Class C55 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.^[2]

• 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
• JNR Class C54
• JNR Class C57
• JNR Class C56

References

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