JNR Class C52

what is it?

The Class C52 (C52形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company at Schenectady Works for the Japanese Government Railways in 1925. The locomotives were originally classified as the 8200 class under the JGR locomotive classification system until 1928. 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.

who runs it

Ministry of RailwaysJapanese National Railways

base stats

• built 6made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 101 years ago, in 1925.
• ⌛Served for 21 years (1926–1947).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1925

in service from

1926

retired

1947

status

retired

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

American Locomotive Company

operators

Ministry of Railways, Japanese National Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.