JNR Class C54
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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
[edit]No Class C54 locomotives have been preserved.[1]
See also
[edit]References
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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. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.