JNR Class C50 Taiwan Railways Class CT230 | |
Powertype: | Steam |
Whytetype: | 2-6-0 |
Length: | 16680mm |
Height: | 3885mm |
Builder: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi |
Builddate: | 1929-1933 |
Driverdiameter: | 1600mm |
Locoweight: | 52.8t |
Locotenderweight: | 87.7t |
Fueltype: | Coal |
Cylindersize: | 470x |
Operator: | JNR Taiwan Railways |
Numinclass: | JNR: 154 TRA: 5 |
Fleetnumbers: | JNR: C50 1−154 TRA: CT231−CT235 |
Preservedunits: | 6 |
Disposition: | Withdrawn |
The is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1929 to 1933. A total of 154 Class C50 locomotives were built, with manufacturing shared by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi.[1] They were designed by Hideo Shima .
Five were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they were classified class CT230.
, six Class C50 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]