JNR Class C10

The Class C10 is a type of 2-6-4T steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways from 1930. A total of 23 Class C10 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima. They were numbered C10 01-C10 23.^[2] They were operated until 1962. Only one member of the class, C10 8, has been preserved, and is operational on the Ōigawa Railway. They would later form the basis of the JNR Class C11 in 1932.

Class C10
C10 8, July 2001
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Hideo Shima Builder Kawasaki Kisha Seizō Build date 1930 Total produced 23
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-4T Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Driver dia. 1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in) Length 12,650 mm (41 ft 6 in) Width 2,936 mm (9 ft 7.6 in) Height 3,940 mm (12 ft 11 in) Empty weight 55.51 t (54.63 long tons; 61.19 short tons) Loco weight 69.7 t (68.6 long tons; 76.8 short tons) Boiler pressure 14.0 kg/cm2 (≈1.373 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.60 m2 (17.2 sq ft)
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 mph (80 km/h)
Career Retired 1962 Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped
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Preserved examples

• C10 8 – Ōigawa Railway

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• List of operational steam locomotives in Japan
• JNR Class C11
• Media related to C10 steam locomotives at Wikimedia Commons