JNR Class C56

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0 Mogul
• UIC	1′C h2
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in); 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge; (SRT / Burma Railway);
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in)
Length	14,325 mm (47 ft 0 in)
Total weight	65.53 t (64.50 long tons; 72.23 short tons)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Hideo Shima
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Hitachi; Nippon Sharyo; Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company; Kisha Seizō;
Build date	1935-1939
Total produced	164

Class C56
Class C56
	C56 160 on a steam special in February 2012
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Hideo Shima
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Hitachi; Nippon Sharyo; Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company; Kisha Seizō;
Build date	1935-1939
Total produced	164
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0 Mogul
• UIC	1′C h2
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in); 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge; (SRT / Burma Railway);
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in)
Length	14,325 mm (47 ft 0 in)
Total weight	65.53 t (64.50 long tons; 72.23 short tons)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Tractive effort	8,290 kg (18,280 lb)
Operators
Career
Operators	Japanese Government Railways; Japanese National Railways; State Railway of Thailand; Burma Railways;
Number in class	164
Numbers	C56 1-C56 164
Nicknames	Shigoroku, Pony of the Plateau
Retired	1974
Disposition	34 preserved (including 2 operational units) remainder scrapped

The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from 1935 to 1939, and later operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). They were numbered C56 1-C56 164 a total of 164 were built from 1935 to 1939 locomotives numbered C56 1-C56 90 and C56 161-C56 164 were sent to other countries in Asia during the Second World War. The locomotives were retired in 1974. They were designed by Hideo Shima.