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Fifty-two JNR Class C11 steam locomotives have been preserved.

Preserved[]

The following Class C11 locomotives have been preserved:

Aichi Prefecture[]

Image Number Manufacturer Date manufactured Serial number Date withdrawn Location Notes
C11 265 Nippon Sharyo 9 April 1944 1256 26 October 1970 Handa City Railway Museum, Handa, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence; cab open for public viewing
C11 296 22 February 1945 1371 3 February 1973 Aichi Kodomo no Kuni, Nishio, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence

Akita Prefecture[]

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C11 372 Nippon Sharyo 31 January 1947 1463 20 June 1974 Yoneshiro Jido Park, Kitaakita, Japan Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing

Aomori Prefecture[]

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C11 167 Kisha Seizō 19 October 1940 1932 1 July 1974 Gappo Park, Aomori, Japan Displayed outdoors
C11 210 Hitachi 17 January 1942 1491 28 May 1974 Atago Park, Noheji, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence; poor cosmetic condition

Fukuoka Prefecture[]

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C11 61 Kawasaki Sharyō 1 March 1935 1529 12 June 1974 Kurogi Gymnastics Center, Yame, Kyushu, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence
C11 257 Nippon Sharyo 27 January 1944 1226 20 August 1974 Sarayama Park, Sue, Kyushu, Japan Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
C11 260 29 March 1944 1251 Habu Park, Nakama, Kyushu, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence

Fukushima Prefecture[]

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C11 63 Kawasaki Sharyō 10 March 1935 1531 24 January 1975 Nitchu Line Memorial Bicycle and Pedestrian Road, Kitakata, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence
C11 244 Nippon Sharyo 26 May 1943 1172 December 1973 Aizu-Yanaizu Station, Yanaizu, Japan Displayed under shelter
C11 254 23 January 1944 1223 24 January 1975 Aizu-Tajima Station, Minamiaizu, Japan Displayed outdoors

Gifu Prefecture[]

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C11 155 Kisha Seizō 22 August 1940 1920 15 May 1972 Kodomo Science Plaza, Ōgaki, Japan Displayed indoors; cab open for public viewing

Hiroshima Prefecture[]

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C11 80 Kawasaki Sharyō 7 September 1940 2360 17 February 1975 AEON MALL Hiroshima Fuchu, Fuchū, Japan Displayed outdoors

Hokkaido[]

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C11 171 Kawasaki Sharyō 19 July 1940 2333 25 June 1975 Kushiro Rolling Stock Depot, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan Operational, mainline certified
C11 65 20 March 1935 1533 11 February 1961 (JNR)
15 April 1970 (Yubetsu)
Akan Coal Mine and Railway Museum, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan Displayed under shelter; privately transferred to Yubetsu Railway after retirement on JNR network
C11 133 Kisha Seizō 9 March 1938 1552 12 October 1974 Tomakomai City Technology Center, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
C11 209 Hitachi 11 January 1942 1490 25 June 1975 Nakashibetsu Town Museum, Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan Displayed outdoors
C11 224 Nippon Sharyo 18 August 1941 982 Site of Nemuro Shibetsu Station Turntable, Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan Displayed outdoors near turntable

Hyōgo Prefecture[]

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C11 200 Kawasaki Sharyō 31 October 1940 2381 7 November 1974 Nakagawara Park, Tatsuno, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence
C11 311 Nippon Sharyo 10 January 1946 1393 31 March 1976 Tsukimisato Park, Nishinomiya, Japan Displayed under shelter with full fence
C11 331 30 April 1946 1422 1 May 1972 Kakurin-ji Park, Kakogawa, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence

Kagawa Prefecture[]

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C11 195 Kawasaki Sharyō 14 October 1940 2376 17 February 1975 Higashikagawa Shiritsu Fukuei Elementary School, Higashikagawa, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence; school closed

Kanagawa Prefecture[]

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C11 245 Nippon Sharyo 29 May 1943 1173 28 May 1974 Happe Park, Fujisawa, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence

Kyoto[]

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C11 40 Kawasaki Sharyō 19 December 1933 1458 24 November 1971 Fukuchiyama-ekiminamiguchi Park, Fukuchiyama, Japan Displayed outdoors on raised platform
C11 64 17 March 1935 1532 30 May 1986 Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan Displayed in roundhouse, occasionally wheeled onto turntable, operational at museum until 1986; cosmetically altered to resemble Thomas from Thomas & Friends in 2021 and 2025
C11 180 10 August 1940 2342 30 October 1973 Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Sports Park, Uji, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing
C11 324 Nippon Sharyo 26 March 1946 1406 11 May 1972 Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan Cab and coal bunker only, full locomotive preserved until May 1997; pair of driving wheels and number plate preserved at Kyōtanabe Station

Miyazaki Prefecture[]

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C11 191 Kawasaki Sharyō 23 September 1940 2362 20 August 1974 Miyazaki Prefectural Welfare General Center, Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan Displayed outdoors, poor cosmetic condition; displayed near Miyazaki Kōtsū 1

Niigata Prefecture[]

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C11 46 Hitachi 15 January 1934 521 27 March 1972 Uenoharajido Park, Uonuma, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence

Ōita Prefecture[]

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C11 270 Nippon Sharyo 14 December 1944 1345 15 July 1971 Mishima Park, Kusu, Kyushu, Japan Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing

Okayama Prefecture[]

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C11 80 Hitachi 30 March 1935 627 24 January 1975 Tsuyama Station, Tsuyama, Japan Displayed outdoors; accessible via north exit

Osaka[]

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C11 218 Nippon Sharyo 29 July 1941 976 4 March 1975 Haya Sohonten, Sakai, Japan Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing

Saga Prefecture[]

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C11 259 Nippon Sharyo 31 January 1944 1228 12 June 1974 Takeo Higashi Children's Park, Takeo, Kyushu, Japan Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing

Saitama Prefecture[]

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C11 304 Nippon Sharyo 10 May 1945 1386 September 1969 Warabishidaiaratakotsu Park, Warabi, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence
C11 322 12 March 1946 1404 June 1969 Seseragi Park, Kōnosu, Japan Displayed outdoors

Shizuoka Prefecture[]

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C11 190 Kawasaki Sharyō 11 September 1940 2361 12 June 1974 Shin-Kanaya Depot, Shimada, Japan Operational, based on the Ōigawa Railway; occasionally cosmetically modified to resemble Thomas from Thomas & Friends
C11 227 Nippon Sharyo 18 September 1942 1108 25 June 1975 Out of service, based on the Ōigawa Railway; occasionally cosmetically modified to resemble Thomas from Thomas & Friends
C11 217 28 July 1941 975 4 September 1969 Tōkai Kikan Locomotive Maintenance, Shimada, Japan Dismantled, in storage, owned by Ōigawa Railway, plans for locomotive unknown; formerly preserved at Takaoka Old Castle Park in Takaoka, Toyama
C11 312 14 January 1946 1394 24 January 1975 KADODE OOIGAWA, Shimada, Japan Displayed indoors; formerly operated by Ōigawa Railway from 1988 to 2007

Tochigi Prefecture[]

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C11 207 Hitachi 26 December 1941 1488 1 October 1974 Shimo-imaichi Locomotive Depot, Nikkō, Japan Operational, based on the Tobu Railway
C11 325 Nippon Sharyo 28 March 1946 1407 May 1972
C11 275 22 December 1942 1350 21 July 1971 Mihara Park, Ōtawara, Japan Displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing
C11 123 6 April 1947 1473 23 September 1975 Shimo-imaichi Locomotive Depot, Nikkō, Japan Ex-Kōjaku Railway C11 1, later owned by Yubetsu Railway and Kushiro Development Wharf; operational, based on the Tobu Railway

Tokushima Prefecture[]

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C11 66 Kisha Seizō 18 March 1935 1289 28 March 1970 Muyadai 3 Park, Naruto, Shikoku, Japan Displayed outdoors

Tokyo[]

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C11 1 Kisha Seizō August 1932 1174 26 October 1962 Ōme Railway Park, Ōme, Japan Lead member of class, displayed outdoors next to KuMoHa 40054; park temporarily closed from 2023 to end-2025
C11 292 Nippon Sharyo 11 February 1945 1367 16 September 1972 Shimbashi Station SL Square, Tokyo, Japan Displayed outdoors, accessible from Hibiya Exit, can be viewed from station platform; whistle blown using compressed air at various times of day from noon
C11 368 26 December 1946 1459 24 July 1972 Nakano ZERO, Tokyo, Japan Displayed under shelter within fence

Tottori Prefecture[]

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C11 75 Kawasaki Sharyō 29 March 1935 1537 16 September 1972 Kurayoshi Line Railway Memorial Hall, Kurayoshi, Japan Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing

Wakayama Prefecture[]

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C11 96 Kawasaki Sharyō 26 June 1936 1675 16 September 1972 Akebono Park, Shingū, Japan Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing

Formerly preserved[]

The following Class C11 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Hyōgo Prefecture[]

Image Number Manufacturer Date manufactured Serial number Date withdrawn Last location Notes
C11 240 Nippon Sharyo 13 May 1943 1168 24 January 1975 Akojonan Ryokuchi Park, Ako, Japan Displayed outdoors; scrapped June 1998 due to deterioration and lack of funds to maintain locomotive

Kōchi Prefecture[]

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C11 117 Kawasaki Sharyō 24 December 1937 1865 13 November 1973 Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Station, Shimanto, Japan Displayed outdoors; initially used as a hotel coupled to two passenger cars as Japan's first "SL Hotel", hotel closed 1980, scrapped August 1989 due to deterioration

Kumamoto Prefecture[]

Image Number Manufacturer Date manufactured Serial number Date withdrawn Last location Notes
C11 284 Nippon Sharyo 22 January 1945 1359 28 April 1971 Renseiji Park, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan Displayed outdoors; scrapped April 1990 due to severe deterioration and lack of funds to maintain locomotive, pair of driving wheels preserved at Yukuhashi Station

Miyagi Prefecture[]

Image Number Manufacturer Date manufactured Serial number Date withdrawn Last location Notes
C11 351 Nippon Sharyo 31 August 1946 1442 11 October 1972 Sendai General Shinkansen Depot, Sendai, Japan Displayed outdoors; scrapped September 2019 with a number of other preserved locomotives