JNR Class C11

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| name = Class C11

| image = JNR C11 207 20140928 002.jpg

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| caption = JR Hokkaido C11 207 hauling a Niseko tourist service in September 2014

| powertype = Steam

| designer = Hideo Shima

| builder = Hitachi, Kisha, Kawasaki, Nippon Sharyo

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| builddate = 1932-1947

| totalproduction = 381

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| whytetype = {{whyte|2-6-4|T}}

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| disposition = 52 preserved (6 operational), remainder scrapped

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The {{Nihongo|Class C11|C11形}} is a type of {{whyte|2-6-4|T}} 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.{{cite book |last = Inoue|first = Kōichi |script-title=ja: 国鉄機関車辞典 |trans-title=JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia |publisher = Sankaido |date = 1999 |location = Japan |language = ja |pages = 24–25|isbn = 4-381-10338-6}}

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.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 国鉄&JR保存車大全 |trans-title=JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide|last = Sasada|first = Masahiro |publisher = Ikaros Publications Ltd.|date = September 2012 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = ja |page = 131|isbn = 978-4863206175}}

=Operational=

C11 123: Operated by Tobu Railway in Tochigi Prefecture. Operating as SL Taiju.
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.

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 Thomas the Tank Engine 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 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 (see Google Maps streetview). 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 (used for spare parts). It made its final run on September 8, 2007.
C11 322
C11 324: Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto (cab section only)
C11 331
C11 351: Sendai General Shinkansen Depot in Rifu, Miyagi
C11 367
C11 368
C11 372