JNR Class C11
The Class C11 is a type of steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways and the Japanese National Railways from 1932 to 1947. A total of 381 Class C11 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.
Overview
The Class C11 was based on the earlier 2-6-4T Class C10 type built in 1930.Preserved examples
52 Class C11 locomotives are preserved, as listed below, with six in working order.Operational
- C11 123: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju. It was originally numbered C11 1 on a private railway.
- C11 171: Operated by JR Hokkaido and based at Asahikawa Depot
- C11 190: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture
- C11 207: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
- C11 227: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture.
- C11 325: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
Static
- C11 1: Ome Railway Park in Ome, Tokyo
- C11 40
- C11 46
- C11 61
- C11 63
- C11 64: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto
- C11 66
- C11 75
- C11 80
- C11 96
- C11 131
- C11 133
- C11 155
- C11 167
- C11 180
- C11 189
- C11 191
- C11 195
- C11 200
- C11 209
- C11 210
- C11 217
- C11 218 static display outdoors in poor state at Haya Sohonten Yakiniku in Mikunigaoka, Sakai City as of June 2020. Still extant as of July 2024.
- C11 224
- C11 244
- C11 245
- C11 254
- C11 257
- C11 259
- C11 260
- C11 265
- C11 270
- C11 275
- C11 292: In front of Shimbashi Station in Minato, Tokyo. It blows its whistle every noon, 3 pm & 5 pm.
- C11 296
- C11 304
- C11 311
- C11 312: Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture. It made its final run on September 8, 2007.
- C11 322
- C11 324: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto
- C11 331
- C11 351: Sendai General Shinkansen Depot in Rifu, Miyagi
- C11 367
- C11 368
- '''C11 372'''