The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929. The locomotives were designed by Hideo Shima and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling …

One C53, number C53 45, is on static display in the roundhouse of the Kyoto Railway Museum, the only preserved three-cylinder locomotive in Japan. Another member of the class, C53 43, …

In 1934, the Ministry of Railways (Japanese Government Railways, JGR) decided to convert one of its 3-cylinder steam locomotives class C53 into a streamlined style. The selected locomotive …

One member of the class, C53 43, was streamlined in 1937. One C53, number C53 45, is on static display in the roundhouse of the Kyoto Railway Museum; it is the only preserved three …

C53 was a symbolic figure for Japanese arterial railroad express before WW2. One of the C53s, C53_43 was tested as a streamline design during 1934. This test remodeling gave heir to the …

Twenty C55 locomotives were built with a streamlined design, and they were the last Japanese locomotives to be equipped with driving wheels with spokes. The 63rd C55 was given a new …

May 7, 2018 · Japanese Governmental Railways type C53 steam locomotive, hauling train No.43. The No.43 was the only type C53 locomotive to receive the streamlined style. Photo taken at …

Aug 2, 2016 · In 1934, the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) C53 Pacific (4-6-2) express passenger engines received black streamlined casings, which made the three-cylinder …

In the Showa Era, after the introduction of the type C51 locomotives, the type C53 was introduced as there was a need for more powerful locomotives with higher speeds, steel bodies, and …

C53 43 with streamlined casing sitting outside JNR workshops. C53 43 in 1934. A drawing of C53 43 with streamlined casing. C53 45 in 1928. C53 10 in January 1935. C53 45 outside the …