JNR Class C50

JNR Class C50 Taiwan Railways Class CT230
Taiwan Railways
Number in class	JNR: 154 TRA: 5
Numbers	JNR: C50 1−154 TRA: CT231−CT235
Preserved	6
Disposition	Withdrawn

The Class C50 (C50形) 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

, where they were classified class CT230.

Preserved examples

As of 2014^[update], six Class C50 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.^[2]

• C50 75: Preserved in Kitashikahama Transport Park in Adachi, Tokyo
• C50 96: Preserved in Koishikawa Park in
  Yaizu, Shizuoka
• C50 103: Preserved at the Minamisoma Museum in
  Minamisoma, Fukushima
• C50 123: Preserved in Station East Park in Oyama, Tochigi
• C50 125: Preserved in Station South Park in Yanai, Yamaguchi
• C50 154: Preserved in Kannonzan Park in Kameyama, Mie

• 
  Preserved C50 75 in January 2011
• 
  Preserved C50 96 in April 2012
• 
  Preserved C50 103 in Minamisoma in April 2012
• 
  Preserved C50 123 preserved in Oyama
• 
  Preserved C50 154 in March 2012

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• JGR Class 8620
• JNR Class C56

References