JNR Class C52
Class of 6 Japanese 4-6-2 steam locomotives
JGR 8200 class C52 class 8201 (later C52 2) in 1926
Career Operators First run February 1926 Scrapped 1947 Disposition All scrapped
The Class C52 (C52形 ) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company for the Japanese Government Railways in 1925. The locomotives were originally classified as the 8200 class under the JGR locomotive classification system.
They were acquired to sample the latest American three-cylinder conjugated valve gear steam technology; as a consequence only six – the minimum order – were purchased and the tenders were built locally by Hitachi . They were the last Japanese steam locomotives to be imported. These served as an exemplary forerunner to the C53.
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Japanese Government Railway Steam Locomotives
Tank
Four-driver
10
60
230
400・500・600・700
860
950
960
1000 II
1060 II
1070・1150
5050
B10
B20
Six-driver Ten-driver
Tender
Four-driver
5050
1060
5060
5200
5300・5400・5450・5480
5500・5630・5650
5900
5950
6050
6100
6120
6200・6250
6700・6750
6760
B50
Six-driver Eight-driver Ten-driver Mallet
Narrow gauge
Four-driver Six-driver
Ke 150
Ke 160
Ke 170
Ke 200
Ke 210
Japanese railway locomotives
Steam locomotives Diesel locomotives Electric locomotives
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