Four preserved in Japan, two preserved in Taiwan, remainder scrapped
The Class C55 (C55形) is a type of 4-6-2steam locomotive built in Japan from 1935 to 1937. A total of 62 Class C55 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.[1]
Nine were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they became class CT250, while 21 locomotives numbered C55 20 - C55 40 were streamlined.
Preserved examples
As of 2014[update], four Class C55 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]
^Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 128. ISBN978-4863209282.