JNR Class C10 explained

Class C10
Powertype:Steam
Driverdiameter:1520mm
Whytetype:2-6-4T
Designer:Hideo Shima
Retiredate:1962
Disposition:One preserved, remainder scrapped
Length:12650mm
Width:2936mm
Height:3940mm
Locoweight:69.7t
Emptyweight:55.51t
Builder:Kawasaki
Kisha Seizō
Builddate:1930
Totalproduction:23
Boilerpressure:14.0 kg/cm2 (≈1.373 MPa)
Fireboxarea:1.6m2
Maxspeed:50mph
Notes:[1]

The Class C10 is a type of 2-6-4T steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways from 1930. A total of 23 Class C10 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima. They were numbered C10 01-C10 23.[2] They were operated until 1962. Only one member of the class, C10 8, has been preserved, and is operational on the Ōigawa Railway. They would later form the basis of the JNR Class C11 in 1932.

Preserved examples

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C10 Model 8 . www.oigawa-railway.co.jp . 13 August 2024 .
  2. Web site: Preserved Steam in Japan, 2015: The Oigawa Railway . www.internationalsteam.co.uk . 13 August 2024 .