JNR Class C12

Class C12

Preserved C12 66, on the Mooka Railway, March 2012

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Build date 1932-1947

Specifications Configuration 2-6-2T Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Driver diameter 1,400 mm Length 11,350 mm Loco weight 50.05 t

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.

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)^[1]
• C12 164: Ōigawa Railway, Shimada, Shizuoka (operational)^[1]

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  C12 164, April 2012

Static

• C12 2: Mikasa, Hokkaido^[1]
• C12 5^[1]
• C12 6^[1]
• C12 29^[1]
• C12 38^[1]
• C12 49^[1]
• C12 60^[1]
• C12 64^[1]
• C12 67^[1]
• C12 69^[1]
• C12 74^[1]
• C12 85^[1]
• C12 88: Itoigawa, Niigata^[1]
• C12 163^[1]
• C12 167^[1]
• C12 171^[1]
• C12 187^[1]
• C12 199^[1]
• C12 208: Ōigawa Railway, Shimada, Shizuoka (used for spares)^[1]
• C12 222^[1]
• C12 230^[1]
• C12 231: Preserved in front of Uchiko Station in Uchiko, Ehime.^[1] Built in 1939 and withdrawn in 1970, it was first preserved in the grounds of an elementary school before being moved to Uchiko Station in 1997.^[2]
• C12 241^[1]
• C12 244^[1]
• C12 259^[1]
• C12 280^[1]
• C12 287^[1]

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  C12 6 at Otaru Museum, July 2007

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  C12 167, April 2013

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  C12 187 at Hitachi-Daigo Station, November 2010

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  C12 231 in front of Uchiko Station, May 2010

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  C12 241, April 2013

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  C12 259, October 2011

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

1. Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-4863206175.
2. 内子駅前のC12 231の修復工事が完成 [Renovation of C12 231 preserved in front of Uchiko Station complete]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.