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C53 45
Static Exhibit | 1928 - 1950 |
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C53_45 was manufactured at the Kisya Seizo Co. and it's manufactured number was 1040 during 1928,
and was posted to Umekoji depot. Since then, she was active on the Tokaido and Sanyo main lines. C53_45 for the most part, belonged to Umekoji depot for it's entire lifetime. She was deregistered during 6 November 1948, and escaped scrapping. She was exhibited at the JNR Suita Railway School for educational purposes, and was later moved to Takatori (Kobe) works during 1957. It remained in a dilapidated condition for a long time. Afterward, in 1961, C53_45 was exhibited at the newly opened Osaka Modern Transportation Museum. Thereafter, C53_45 was repaired and restored to it's original shape at the Takatori works. The restored C53_45 was a self-pulling actual train between Takatori and Suita yard, during the 20th of September 1961. Then, it was exhibited in the museum until the Umekoji opening. During 24th - 30th September 1972, C53_45 was moved to Umekoji Museum from the Osaka Modern Transportation Museum. Consult please Class C53 |
