| Powertype | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hideo Shima |
| Builder | Hitachi, Kisha, Kawasaki, Nippon Sharyo |
| Builddate | 1932-1947 |
| Totalproduction | 381 |
| Leadingdiameter | 860 mm (2 ft 10 in) |
| Driverdiameter | 1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in) |
| Trailingdiameter | 860 mm (2 ft 10 in) |
| Length | 12,650 mm (41 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 2,936 mm (9 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3,900 mm (12 ft 10 in) |
| Locoweight | 66.05 t (72.81 short tons; 65.01 long tons) |
| Fueltype | Coal |
| Cylindercount | 2 |
| Cylindersize | 450 by 610 mm (18 by 24 in) (bore × stroke) |
| Valvegear | Walschaerts |
| Maxspeed | 60 mph (97 km/h) |
| Fleetnumbers | C11 1-C11 381 |
| Retiredate | 1971-1975 |
| Disposition | 52 preserved (6 operational), remainder scrapped |
The Class C11 (C11形) is a type of steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways and the Japanese National Railways from 1932 to 1947. A total of 381 Class C11 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.[1]
Overview
The Class C11 was based on the earlier 2-6-4T Class C10 type built in 1930.[1]
Preserved examples
52 Class C11 locomotives are preserved, as listed below, with six in working order.[2]
Operational
- C11 123: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju. It was originally numbered C11 1 on a private railway.
- C11 171: Operated by JR Hokkaido and based at Asahikawa Depot[2]
- C11 190: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture[2]
- C11 207: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
- C11 227: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture.[2]
- C11 325: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
Static
- C11 1: Ome Railway Park in Ome, Tokyo[2]
- C11 40[2]
- C11 46[2]
- C11 61[2]
- C11 63[2]
- C11 64: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto[2]
- C11 66[2]
- C11 75[2]
- C11 80[2]
- C11 96[2]
- C11 131[2]
- C11 133[2]
- C11 155[2]
- C11 167[2]
- C11 180[2]
- C11 189[2]
- C11 191[2]
- C11 195[2]
- C11 200[2]
- C11 209[2]
- C11 210[2]
- C11 217[2]
- C11 218[2] static display outdoors in poor state at Haya Sohonten Yakiniku in Mikunigaoka, Sakai City as of June 2020 (see Google Maps streetview). Still extant as of July 2024.
- C11 224[2]
- C11 244[2]
- C11 245[2]
- C11 254[2]
- C11 257[2]
- C11 259[2]
- C11 260[2]
- C11 265[2]
- C11 270[2]
- C11 275[2]
- C11 292: In front of Shimbashi Station in Minato, Tokyo. It blows its whistle every noon, 3 pm & 5 pm.
- C11 296[2]
- C11 304[2]
- C11 311[2]
- C11 312: Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture (used for spare parts). It made its final run on September 8, 2007.[2]
- C11 322[2]
- C11 324: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto (cab section only)[2]
- C11 331[2]
- C11 351: Sendai General Shinkansen Depot in Rifu, Miyagi[2]
- C11 367[2]
- C11 368[2]
- C11 372[2]
See also
- Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
- List of operational steam locomotives in Japan
References
- ^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). ja: 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. pp. 24–25. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
- ^ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). ja: 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 131. ISBN 978-4863206175.