| Class C53 | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Whytetype: | 4-6-2 Pacific |
| Builder: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hitachi |
| Builddate: | 1928-1929 |
| Totalproduction: | 97 |
| Locotenderweight: | 115.5t |
| Poweroutput: | 1250 |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Cylindercount: | Three |
| Valvegear: | Walschaerts |
| Operator: | JNR |
| Numinclass: | 97 |
| Fleetnumbers: | C53 1-C53 97 |
| Retiredate: | 1950 |
| Preservedunits: | 1 |
| Disposition: | One preserved (C53 45); remainder scrapped |
The is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929 designed by Hideo Shima and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi . A total of 97 Class C53 locomotives were built they operated until all 97 were retired in 1950. C53 45 is the only example of the class to be preserved.
Today, only one Class C53 locomotive has been preserved in Japan, C53 45, at the Kyoto Railway Museum (formerly Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum).[1]