JNR Class C11 No. C11 325

JNR Class C11 No. C11 325
C11 325 on an SL Taiki Futara service in June 2025
Technical specifications
Serial number(s)	1407
Manufacturer(s)	Nippon Sharyo
Build date	1946
Rebuilder	Ōmiya Works
Rebuilt	1997 – 1998
Classification	2-6-4T
Model	C11
Dia. of Drivers	1,520 mm
Dimensions	12,650 mm × Unknown × 3,900 mm
Weight	66.1 t (145,615 lbs)
Rail gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Firegrate area	1.6 m2
Fuel type	Coal
Service information
Years in-service	28 March 1946 – May 1972 1 November 1998 – Present (excursion service)
Disposition details
Disposition	Operational; based on the Tobu Railway

Japanese National Railways No. C11 325 is a Class C11 2-6-4T Adriatic-type side tank steam locomotive built for the Japanese National Railways by Nippon Sharyo in March 1946.

History

C11 325 was built by Nippon Sharyo; the locomotive was completed on 28 March 1946 at their Atsuta Plant, with a serial number of 1407. Entering service on the same day, C11 325 was assigned to Chigasaki Depot in the Tokyo region, where it remained for most of its service life. C11 325 was moved to Hamakawasaki Depot in July 1966, with its last move being to Yonezawa Depot on 23 March 1967. C11 325 was taken out of service and withdrawn around May 1972.

Following withdrawal, C11 325 was moved to Niitsu Station as cargo; it was then transported to Suibara Junior High School, where it would be put on display under a shelter. In March 1996, the Mōka Railway decided to purchase C11 325 for use as a backup locomotive to C12 66, which joined their roster in 1994; the locomotive was then shipped to the Mōka Railway and displayed in front of Mōka Station in May 1996. The locomotive was rebuilt starting March 1997 at JR East's Ōmiya Works; restoration was completed in September 1998, with C11 325 restored to the register. C11 325 commenced operation on the Mōka Railway on 1 November 1998 in conjunction with the Furusato Rail Festa; on the Mōka Railway, it was nicknamed Mizuhara. The locomotive would also be used on various JR Group lines.

Due to rising costs, the Mōka Railway announced that they would discontinue operation of C11 325 in August 2018 and were likely to sell it off. C11 325 was sold at auction to the Tobu Railway in March 2019, on the condition that the locomotive was to be operated within Tochigi; the Tobu Railway was the only bidder for the locomotive. C11 325's last run on the Mōka Railway was on 1 December 2019, whereupon it was sent off with whistle blasts from C12 66, D51 146 and 49671; a final inspection was conducted the same month at Ōmiya Works. C12 325 was officially transferred to the Tobu Railway on 30 June 2020, where it was unveiled to the media the next day along with Tobu's other acquisitions, diesel locomotive DE10 1099 and passenger car SuHaFu 14 501; C11 325 was in an incomplete state at the time as some of its connecting rods were removed. The completed locomotive was unveiled at the Tobu Premium Fan Tour on 6 December 2020, alongside C11 207; commercial operation on the Tobu Railway began on 26 December 2020.

Today, C11 325 pulls the SL Taiju service on the Tobu Railway, alongside stablemates C11 207 and C11 123.

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Class 400	403
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Class 2100	2109
Class 7100	7101 Benkei • 7105 Yoshitsune • 7106 Shizuka
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Class B20	B20 10
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Class C11	C11 1 • C11 64 • C11 123 • C11 171 • C11 190 • C11 207 • C11 227 • C11 312 • C11 325
Class C12	C12 66 • C12 164
Class C51	C51 5 • C51 239
Class C53	C53 43 • C53 45
Class C55	C55 1
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Class C58	C58 1 • C58 239 • C58 363
Class C59	C59 1 • C59 164
Class C61	C61 2 • C61 20
Class C62	C62 2 • C62 3 • C62 17 • C62 48
Class D50	D50 140
Class D51	D51 1 • D51 146 • D51 200 • D51 498 • D51 827
Class D52	D52 1 • D52 468
Class E10	E10 2

Tobu motive power
Active	Diesel locomotive	DE10
	Steam locomotive	C11 (123 • 207 • 325)
Withdrawn	Steam locomotive	A1 • A2 • A3 • B1 • B2 • B3 • B4 • B5 • B6 • B7 • C1 (gen 1) • C1 (gen 2) • C2 • C3 (gen 1) • C3 (gen 2) • C3 (gen 3) • C3 (gen 4) • D1 • I • Ro • 3
	Electric locomotive	ED600 • ED610 • ED3000 • ED4000 • ED4010 • ED4020 • ED5000 • ED5010 • ED5050 • ED5060 • ED5080

Mōka Railway rolling stock
Active	Diesel multiple unit	MoOKa 14
	Steam locomotive	C12 (66)
	Diesel locomotive	DE10
Withdrawn	Diesel multiple unit	MoOKa 63
	Steam locomotive	C11 (325)
	Diesel locomotive	DD13
SL Kyurokukan	Diesel multiple unit	KiHa 20
	Steam locomotive	9600 (49671) • D51 (146)