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Specifications
- Gauge
- 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
- Career
- CareerOperatorsJNRTaiwan RailwaysNumber in classJNR: 154TRA: 5NumbersJNR: C50 1−154TRA: CT231−CT235Preserved6DispositionWithdrawn
- Height
- 3,885 mm (12 ft 9.0 in)
- Length
- 16,680 mm (54 ft 9 in)
- Builder
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Kisha Seizo,Nippon Sharyo,Hitachi, andMitsubishi
- Numbers
- JNR: C50 1−154TRA: CT231−CT235
- •Whyte
- 2-6-0
- Fuel type
- Coal
- Operators
- JNRTaiwan Railways
- Preserved
- 6
- Build date
- 1929-1933
- Driverdia.
- 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
- Power type
- Steam
- Disposition
- Withdrawn
- Loco weight
- 52.8 t (52.0 long tons; 58.2 short tons)
- Total weight
- 87.7 t (86.3 long tons; 96.7 short tons)
- Cylinder size
- 470 mm × 610 mm (19 in × 24 in)
- Configuration:
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- Specifications
- SpecificationsConfiguration:•Whyte2-6-0Gauge1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)Driverdia.1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)Length16,680 mm (54 ft 9 in)Height3,885 mm (12 ft 9.0 in)Loco weight52.8 t (52.0 long tons; 58.2 short tons)Total weight87.7 t (86.3 long tons; 96.7 short tons)Fuel typeCoalCylinder size470 mm × 610 mm (19 in × 24 in)
- Number in class
- JNR: 154TRA: 5
- Type and origin
- Type and originPower typeSteamBuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries,Kisha Seizo,Nippon Sharyo,Hitachi, andMitsubishiBuild date1929-1933