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JNR Class C12

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
North China Transport プレA, China Railways PL51, Vietnam Railways 131 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. In 1956 the Datong–Puzhou Railway north section was reconverted to standard gauge, they were transferred to Vietnam, and they were classified 131. Taiwan Railways Administration CK120 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. CK124 is preserved at Changhua Locomotive Depot. Indonesian State Railways Class C32 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. The original knuckle coupler were replaced with Norwegian coupler. 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. Both of the locomotives were scrapped around 1980s. ==Preserved examples==
Preserved examples
At least 26 Class C12 locomotives are preserved, as listed below, with four in working order. Japan C12 66: Mooka Railway Mooka Line, Mooka, Tochigi (operational) • C12 167: Wakasa Railway (operational, runs on compressed air) • C12 241C12 259C12 280: Preserved in Komatsushima Station Park in Komatsushima, TokushimaC12 287 File:JNR C12 6.JPG|C12 6 at Otaru Museum in July 2007 File:C12 167.jpg|C12 167 in April 2013 File:C12187 SL.jpg|C12 187 at Hitachi-Daigo Station in November 2010 File:JNR-C12-231 in uchiko station square.jpg|C12 231 in front of Uchiko Station in May 2010 File:JNR-C12-241 in uchiko Takamori square.jpg|C12 241 in April 2013 File:C12 259-1.JPG|C12 259, October 2011 File:C12 280 in Komatsushima Station Park.jpg|C12 280 in Komatsushima Station Park in July 2016 File:Japanese-national-railways-C12-164-20120403.jpg|C12 164, April 2012 Taiwan C12 4 (CK124): Taiwan Railways, Changhua Railway Roundhouse (operational) File:20170308TRA CK124.jpg|CK124 VietnamC12 119 (131–428): Preserved in Da Lat Railway Station in Dalat city, Lam Dong province, Vietnam File:Old vietnamese steam locomotive.jpg|131-428 in Da Lat Station in July 2008 ==See also==
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