There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement.

I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short.

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C11 1 was built by Kisha Seizo Co.  Ltd in 1932. This class was a light-weight tank locomotive designed for short-distance passenger and freight duties on rural lines.

There’s a fair few of them preserved around Japan, because they ended up being the little workhorse of the railway. One of them – C11 64 – works as a Thomas impersonator in Shizuoka.

I’ve also visited a couple of them before – one at a yakiniku restaurant, one at the back of a baseball stadium… and my personal favourite, the one named salt wind which resided in my old stomping grounds near Fujisawa.

So what better train to finish up the Static Life Steam Locomotive project on?

Yes, folks – all out of material and no trip to Japan on the cards for quite some time yet. Still, didn’t do too badly, eh? About thirty or so locos scattered all over Japan and visited by yours truly… which leaves, um… hang about…

… only around 470 or so left to do.

Here’s a breakdown of the details about this train, taken from the wikipedia page.

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TYPE C11 (2-6-4T locomotive)

Built by the Japanese Government Railways and the Japanese National Railways from 1932 to 1947. A total of 381 Class C11 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.

Gauge : 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading diameter : 860 mm (34 in)
Driver diameter : 1,520 mm (60 in)
Trailing diameter : 860 mm (34 in)
Length : 12,650 mm (498 in)
Width : 2,936 mm (115.6 in)
Height : 3,900 mm (150 in)
Loco weight : 66.05 t
Cylinder size : 450 mm diameter x 610 mm
Valve gear : Walschaerts

You can visit C11-1 by going here.