JNR Class C11

Class C11
JR Hokkaido C11 207 hauling a Niseko tourist service in September 2014
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHideo Shima
BuilderHitachi, Kisha, Kawasaki, Nippon Sharyo
Build date1932-1947
Total produced381
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-4T
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.860 mm (34 in)
Driver dia.1,520 mm (60 in)
Trailing dia.860 mm (34 in)
Length12,650 mm (498 in)
Width2,936 mm (115.6 in)
Height3,900 mm (150 in)
Loco weight66.05 t
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2
Cylinder size450 mm diameter x 610 mm
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 mph (97 km/h)
Career
NumbersC11 1-C11 381
Retired1971-1975
Disposition52 preserved (6 operational), remainder scrapped

The Class C11 (C11形) is a type of 2-6-4T 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 .

Overview

The Class C11 was based on the earlier 2-6-4T Class C10 type built in 1930.

Preserved examples

52 Class C11 locomotives are preserved, as listed below, with six in working order.

Operational

  • C11 123: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
  • C11 171: Operated by JR Hokkaido and based at Asahikawa Depot
  • C11 190: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture
  • C11 207: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
  • C11 227: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • C11 325: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
  • C11 171 in 2002
  • C11 190 in August 2012
  • C11 207 in October 2007
  • C11 227 repainted to look like Thomas the Tank Engine on the Oigawa Railway in August 2014
  • C11 325 in May 2014
  • C11 207 in June 2020

Static

  • C11 1: Ome Railway Park in Ome, Tokyo
  • C11 40
  • C11 46
  • C11 61
  • C11 63
  • C11 64: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto
  • C11 66
  • C11 75
  • C11 80
  • C11 96
  • C11 131
  • C11 133
  • C11 155
  • C11 167
  • C11 180
  • C11 189
  • C11 191
  • C11 195
  • C11 200
  • C11 209
  • C11 210
  • C11 217
  • C11 218 static display outdoors in poor state at Haya Sohonten Yakiniku in Mikunigaoka, Sakai City as of June 2020 (see Google Maps streetview)
  • C11 224
  • C11 244
  • C11 245
  • C11 254
  • C11 257
  • C11 259
  • C11 260
  • C11 265
  • C11 270
  • C11 275
  • C11 292: In front of Shimbashi Station in Minato, Tokyo. It blows its whistle every noon, 3 pm & 5 pm.
  • C11 296
  • C11 304
  • C11 311
  • C11 312: Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture (used for spare parts). It made its final run on September 8, 2007.
  • C11 322
  • C11 324: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto (cab section only)
  • C11 331
  • C11 351: Sendai General Shinkansen Depot in Rifu, Miyagi
  • C11 367
  • C11 368
  • C11 372
  • C11 1 at Ome Railway Park in May 2006
  • C11 191 in January 2015
  • C11 224 in August 2009
  • C11 257 in January 2009
  • C11 292 in February 2008
  • C11 312 while still in service, April 1997
  • C11 351 in July 2009

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to C11 steam locomotives.
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