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JNR Class C12

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Power type
  
Steam

Total produced
  
282

UIC class
  
1′C1′ h2t

Build date
  
1932–1947

Configuration
  
2-6-2T

JNR Class C12

Builder
  
Nippon Sharyo (110) Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company (56) Kisha Seizō (44) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (17) Hitachi (55)

The Class C12 is a type of 2-6-2T steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways and the Japanese National Railways from 1932 to 1947. A total of 282 Class C12 locomotives were built.

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Preserved examples

A large number of Class C12 locomotives are preserved, as listed below, with some in working order.

Operational

  • C12 66: Mooka Railway Mooka Line, Mooka, Tochigi (operational)
  • C12 164: Ōigawa Railway, Shimada, Shizuoka (operational)

    • References

    JNR Class C12 Wikipedia
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