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C55 1
Static Exhibit | 1935 - 1971 |
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C55_1 was manufactured at the Kawasaki Rolling Stock Manufacturing Co.,
it's manufactured number was 1538 during 1934, and it was active in Hokkaido after WW2
C55_1 spent a long period of time in cold Hokkaido in northern Japan. As a result, C55_1 was remodeled and formatted for a colder environment ..... For example, the cab was replaced with a Sealed-type in contrast to the Open-cab type. It also had Icicle-protection ... for example when a train went into a tunnel, it had icicle protection. This protection consisted of a net, and was set on the smoke-deflector in front of the steam-dome ..... it can still be seen at Umekoji on the C55_1's body. Finally, C55_1 was moved to Asahikawa depot during 1969, and was active on the Soya line. C55_1 pulled an express train called " Rishiri " (named after a beautiful Hokkaido mountain) until the summer of 1971. After it was moved to Umekoji, C55_1 was dropped as a working condition engine on the 28th of March 1979. It is now only exihibited at Umekoji. Consult please Class C55 |
