JNR Class C12 - Wikipedia

Class of 282 Japanese 2-6-2T locomotives

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JNR Class C12Taiwan Railways Class CK120North China Transport Class PureA (プレA)China Railways Class PL51Vietnam Railways Class 131Indonesian State Railways Class C32
Preserved C12 66, on the Mooka Railway, March 2012
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Nippon Sharyo (110) Kawasaki (56) Kisha Seizō (44) Mitsubishi (17) Hitachi (55) Build date 1932–1947 Total produced 282
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2T  • UIC 1′C1′ h2t Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge (Vietnam Railways) Driver dia. 1,400 mm (55+1⁄8 in) Length 11,350 mm (37 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Height 3,900 mm (12 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Axle load 10.90 tonnes (10.73 long tons; 12.02 short tons) Adhesive weight 32.00 tonnes (31.49 long tons; 35.27 short tons) Loco weight 50.05 tonnes (49.26 long tons; 55.17 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1.50 tonnes (1.48 long tons; 1.65 short tons) Water cap. 5,500 litres (1,200 imp gal; 1,500 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.30 m2 (14.0 sq ft) Boiler: ​  • Tube plates 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in)  • Small tubes 45 mm (1+3⁄4 in), 68 off  • Large tubes 127 mm (5 in), 16 off Boiler pressure 14.0 kg/cm2 (1.37 MPa; 199 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 7.4 m2 (80 sq ft)  • Tubes and flues 46.1 m2 (496 sq ft)  • Total surface 53.5 m2 (576 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 19.8 m2 (213 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 400 by 610 millimetres (15+3⁄4 in × 24 in) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Power output 505 PS (371 kW; 498 hp) Tractive effort 81.356 kN (18,290 lbf)
Career Operators Japanese Government Railways Japanese National Railways North China Transport China Railway Taiwan Railways Vietnam Railways Indonesian State Railways Class JGR/JNR: C12 NCTC: プレA CR: PL51 TRA: CK120 VR: 131 IR: C32 Number in class JGR/JNR: 282 NCTC: 60 CR: 60 TRA: 7 IR: 2 Numbers JGR/JNR: C12 1–C12 282 NCTC: プレA1501−プレA1560 TRA: CK121−CK127 IR: C3201-C3202 Retired 1970 (Japan),1971-1976 (Vietnam),1975-1983 (China),1982-1989 (Taiwan),1980 (Indonesia)

The Class C12 are a type of 2-6-2T "Prairie" type steam locomotives built by the Japanese Government Railways and the Japanese National Railways from 1932 to 1947. A total of 282 Class C12 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.

Service outside Japan

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North China Transport プレA, China Railways PL51, Vietnam Railways 131

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From 1938 to 1939, 60 C12s were converted to metre gauge and shipped to the North China Transportation Company, where they operated primarily between Zhengding and Taiyuan. They were classified プレA (PureA). In 1939 Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan Railway was converted to standard gauge, these locomotives removed to Datong–Puzhou Railway north section. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, they were taken over by the China Railway, where they were classified ㄆㄌ51 in 1951, and PL51 in 1959.[1] In 1956 the Datong–Puzhou Railway north section was reconverted to standard gauge, they were transferred to Vietnam, and they were classified 131.[2]

Taiwan Railways Administration CK120

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From 1936 to 1941, the Nippon-Sharyo was built in 7 C12s for Governor-General of Taiwan Railway. After World War II, they were taken over by Taiwan Railways Administration, and they were classified CK120.[3] CK124 is preserved at Changhua Locomotive Depot.

Indonesian State Railways Class C32

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In 1943, the Imperial Japanese Army sent two locomotives, C12 94 and C12 168, to Surabaya, Java for a military transport with a 1067 mm gauge. They were based at Sidotopo depot.[4] The original knuckle coupler were replaced with Norwegian coupler.[5] After the war, the two locomotives were received by the Indonesian Railways and were classed as C32. The Indonesian Railways only used them as shunters for goods wagons in Surabaya as they were out of gauge for the Indonesian loading gauge.[5] Both of the locomotives were scrapped around 1980s.[4]

Preserved examples

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At least 26 Class C12 locomotives are preserved, as listed below, with four in working order.

Japan

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• C12 66: Mooka Railway Mooka Line, Mooka, Tochigi (operational)[6]
• C12 167: Wakasa Railway (operational, runs on compressed air)[6]
• C12 244: Akechi Line (operational, runs on compressed air)[6]
• C12 2: Mikasa, Hokkaido[6]
• C12 5[6]
• C12 6[6]
• C12 29[6]
• C12 38[6]
• C12 49[6]
• C12 60[6]
• C12 64[6]
• C12 67: Preserved in front of Chino Station in Chino, Nagano.[6]
• C12 69[6]
• C12 74[6]
• C12 85[6]
• C12 88: Itoigawa, Niigata[6]
• C12 163[6]
• C12 164: Operated on the Ōigawa Railway until 2005.
• C12 171[6]
• C12 187[6]
• C12 199[6]
• C12 208: Ōigawa Railway, Shimada, Shizuoka (used for spares)[6]
• C12 222[6]
• C12 230[6]
• C12 231: Preserved in front of Uchiko Station in Uchiko, Ehime.[6] Built in 1939 and withdrawn in 1970, it was first preserved in the grounds of an elementary school before being moved to Uchiko Station in 1997.[7]
• C12 241[6]
• C12 259[6]
• C12 280: Preserved in Komatsushima Station Park in Komatsushima, Tokushima[6]
• C12 287[6]

• C12 6 at Otaru Museum in July 2007
• C12 167 in April 2013
• C12 187 at Hitachi-Daigo Station in November 2010
• C12 231 in front of Uchiko Station in May 2010
• C12 241 in April 2013
• C12 259, October 2011
• C12 280 in Komatsushima Station Park in July 2016
• C12 164, April 2012

Taiwan

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• C12 4 (CK124): Taiwan Railways, Changhua Railway Roundhouse (operational)[6]

• CK124

Vietnam

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• C12 119 (131–428): Preserved in Da Lat Railway Station in Dalat city, Lam Dong province, Vietnam

• 131-428 in Da Lat Station in July 2008

See also

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• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• List of operational steam locomotives in Japan
• JNR Class C58
• JNR Class C63

References

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1. ^ C12 class in Vietnam Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine _Kurogane No Michi
2. ^ 131 Class_2-6-2 Tank Locomotive _Railways in Vietnam website
3. ^ CK120 class Archived 2017-03-30 at the Wayback Machine _Kurogane No Michi
4. ^ a b Prayogo, Prabowo, Radityo 2017, p. 83
5. ^ a b "LOKOMOTIF UAP C32". jalanbaja.medarrieworks.com (in Indonesian). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. pp. 131–132. ISBN 978-4863206175.
7. ^ 内子駅前のC12 231の修復工事が完成 [Renovation of C12 231 preserved in front of Uchiko Station complete]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

• Prayogo, Yoga Bagus; Prabowo, Yohanes Sapto; Radityo, Diaz (2017). Kereta Api di Indonesia: Sejarah Lokomotif Uap (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Jogja Bangkit Publisher. ISBN 978-602-0818-55-9.

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Tender	Four-driver 5050 1060 5060 5200 5300・5400・5450・5480 5500・5630・5650 5900 5950 6050 6100 6120 6200・6250 6400 6500 6700・6750 6760 B50 Six-driver 8250 8350 8360・8380 8400 8450 8500　I 8500 II・8550 8620 8700 8800 8850 8600/8900 C50 18900/C51 8200 II/C52 C53 C54 C55 C56 C57 C58 C59 C60 C61 C62 C63 (proposed) HC51 (proposed) Eight-driver 9550・9580 9600 9900/D50 D51 D52 D60 D61 D62 HD53 (proposed) HD60 (proposed) Ten-driver KE50 (proposed) Mallet 9020 9750・9800・9850
Narrow gauge	Four-driver Ke 100 Ke 110 Six-driver Ke 150 Ke 160 Ke 170 Ke 200 Ke 210

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Diesel locomotives	DB10 DB500 DC10 DC11 DD10 DD11 DD12 DD13 DD14 DD15 DD16 DD17 DD18 DD19 DD20 DD21 DD50 DD51 DD53 DD54 DD200 DE10 DE11 DE15 DE50 DF50 DF200 HD300 KiYa 143 KiYa 291 Seibu D15 Seibu D21 Ooikawa DB1 Ooikawa DB51 Ooikawa DD100 Ooikawa DD20
Electric locomotives	EB10 ED10 ED15 ED16 ED17 ED18 ED19 ED60 ED61 ED62 ED70 ED71 ED72 ED73 ED74 ED75 ED76 ED77 ED78 ED79 EF10 EF13 EF15 EF16 EF30 EF50 EF51 EF52 EF53 EF55 EF56 EF57 EF58 EF59 EF60 EF61 EF62 EF63 EF64 EF65 EF66 EF67 EF70 EF71 EF80 EF81 EH10 EH50 ED500 EF200 EF210 EF500 EF510 EH200 EH500 EH800 Chichibu DeKi 1 Chichibu DeKi 100 Chichibu DeKi 200 Chichibu DeKi 300 Chichibu DeKi 500 Meitetsu DeKi 300 Meitetsu DeKi 400 Meitetsu DeKi 600 Meitetsu Class EL120 Tobu ED4010 Tobu ED5000 Tobu ED5010 Tobu ED5060 Seibu E31 Seibu E851 Ooikawa E10 Ooikawa ED90 Toei E5000

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Steam locomotives

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Electric	DC motor 6G 6G1 6K 6Y2 8G 8K SS1 SS2 SS3 SS3B SS4 SS5 SS6 SS6B SS7 SS7B SS8 SS9 AC motor AC4000 DJ DJ1 DJ2 HXD1 HXD1B HXD1C HXD1D HXD1F HXD1G HXD2 HXD2B HXD2C HXD2G HXD3 HXD3A HXD3B HXD3C HXD3D HXD3G HXD1G FXD3H FXSY FXSY1 FXSY3
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Electric multiple units	EMU100 EMU200/EMU1200 EMU300 EMU400 EMU500 EMU600 EMU700 EMU800 EMU900 TEMU1000 TEMU2000 EMU3000
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Steam	141 231 230 131 GJ GP6
Diesel	Diesel hydraulic D4H D4.5H D5H D8H D10H (ex-CR-8) D10H (ex-DFH21) D11H TU6P Diesel electric D8E D9E D12E D13E D14E D15E D18E D19E D19Er D20E
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