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Specifications
- Gauge
- 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)1,000 mm(3 ft3+3⁄8in)metre gauge(SRT/Burma Railway)
- Career
- CareerOperatorsJapanese Government RailwaysJapanese National RailwaysState Railway of ThailandBurma RailwaysNumber in class164NumbersC56 1-C56 164NicknamesShigoroku, Pony of the Plateau/HighlandsRetired1974Disposition34 preserved (including 2 operational units) remainder scrapped
- Length
- 14,325 mm (47 ft 0 in)
- •UIC
- 1′C h2
- Builder
- Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesHitachiNippon SharyoKawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock CompanyKisha Seizō
- Numbers
- C56 1-C56 164
- Retired
- 1974
- Designer
- Hideo Shima
- •Whyte
- 2-6-0Mogul
- Nicknames
- Shigoroku, Pony of the Plateau/Highlands
- Operators
- Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese National RailwaysState Railway of ThailandBurma Railways
- Build date
- 1935-1939
- Driverdia.
- 1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in)
- Power type
- Steam
- Disposition
- 34 preserved (including 2 operational units) remainder scrapped
- Total weight
- 65.53 t (64.50 long tons; 72.23 short tons)
- Maximum speed
- 75 km/h (47 mph)
- Configuration:
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- Specifications
- SpecificationsConfiguration:•Whyte2-6-0Mogul•UIC1′C h2Gauge1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)1,000 mm(3 ft3+3⁄8in)metre gauge(SRT/Burma Railway)Driverdia.1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in)Length14,325 mm (47 ft 0 in)Total weight65.53 t (64.50 long tons; 72.23 short tons)
- Total produced
- 164
- Number in class
- 164
- Tractive effort
- 8,290 kg (18,280 lb)
- Type and origin
- Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerHideo ShimaBuilderMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesHitachiNippon SharyoKawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock CompanyKisha SeizōBuild date1935-1939Total produced164
- Performance figures
- Performance figuresMaximum speed75 km/h (47 mph)Tractive effort8,290 kg (18,280 lb)