The is a type of

2-6-4T Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called Adriatic. Overview With only a few known excep ...

steam locomotive built by the

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Ra ...

and the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

from 1932 to 1947. A total of 381 Class C11 locomotives were built and designed by

Hideo Shima was a Japanese engineer and the driving force behind the building of the first bullet train (Shinkansen). Shima was born in Osaka in 1901, and educated at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. His father was p ...

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 is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...

in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju. * C11 171: Operated by

JR Hokkaido The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a sm ...

and based at Asahikawa Depot * C11 190: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture * C11 207: Operated by

in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju. * C11 227: Operated by Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture. * C11 325: Operated by

in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju. File:JR Hokkaido C11 171 SL suzuran.jpg, C11 171 in 2002 File:新金谷駅転車台.jpg, C11 190 in August 2012 File:JNR C11 207 20071007.jpg, C11 207 in October 2007 File:JNR C11 227 20140824 003.jpg, C11 227 repainted to look like

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on the Oigawa Railway in August 2014 File:Japanese-national-railways-C11-325-20140505.jpg, C11 325 in May 2014 File:Tobu Railway C11 207 taiju Shimo-Imaichi Station 20200620.jpg, C11 207 in June 2020

Static

* C11 1:

Ome Railway Park The is a railway museum in Ōme, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1962, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a foundation established by East Japan Railway Company. Exhibits Eight steam locomotives, one electric locomotive an ...

in Ome, Tokyo * C11 40 * C11 46 * C11 61 * C11 63 * C11 64:

Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum The (formerly the until 2016) is a railway museum in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the Kyoto Railway Museum. The museum is owned by We ...

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 (see Google Maps streetview) * 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

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. It blows its whistle every noon, 3 pm & 5 pm. * C11 296 * C11 304 * C11 311 * C11 312: Oigawa Railway in Shizuoka Prefecture (used for spare parts). It made its final run on September 8th, 2007. * C11 322 * C11 324:

in Kyoto (cab section only) * C11 331 * C11 351: Sendai General Shinkansen Depot in

Rifu, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 36,014, and a population density of 800 persons per km2 in 13,568 households. The total area of the town is . Rifu is known for its nashi pears. Recently, ...

* C11 367 * C11 368 * C11 372 File:JNR-C111.JPG, C11 1 at Ome Railway Park in May 2006 File:C11 191.JPG, C11 191 in January 2015 File:JNR C11 224.JPG, C11 224 in August 2009 File:JNR SL C11257.jpg, C11 257 in January 2009 File:JNR C11 292 Shinbashi Sta 20080213.jpg, C11 292 in February 2008 File:Oigawa-C11312.jpg, C11 312 while still in service, April 1997 File:JNR C11-351.jpg, C11 351 in July 2009

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Overview

Preserved examples

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