JNR Class C56

class of 164 Japanese 2-6-0 locomotives

The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and operated by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from 1935 to 1939, and later by its post-war successor Japanese National Railways (JNR).

TYPE AND ORIGIN

Power type	Steam +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Build date	1935-1939 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

SPECIFICATIONS

Configuration:Whyte	2-6-0 Mogul +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄₈ in) metre gauge (SRT / Burma Railway) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Length	14,325 mm (47 ft 0 in) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Total weight	65.53 t (64.50 long tons; 72.23 short tons) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

PERFORMANCE FIGURES

Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Tractive effort	8,290 kg (18,280 lb) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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