Thirty-one JNR Class C12 locomotives have been preserved.
Preserved [ ] The following Class C12 locomotives have been preserved:
Aichi Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 69
Nippon Sharyo
10 February 1934
296
27 March 1974
Anjo-shi Sogo Undo Park, Anjō, Japan
Displayed indoors within fence; group-only visits within fence, cab open during maintenance days
C12 230
18 September 1939
749
5 July 1974
Nishio Park, Nishio, Japan
Displayed indoors within fence; appeared in video to commemorate the JNR's 100th anniversary
Chiba Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 287
Nippon Sharyo
26 September 1940
1489
12 June 1974
Kimitsushi Obitsu Community Center, Kimitsu, Japan
Displayed under shelter
Ehime Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 231
Nippon Sharyo
20 September 1939
750
28 May 1970
Uchiko Station, Uchiko, Shikoku, Japan
Displayed outdoors
C12 259
Hitachi
16 September 1940
1286
11 December 1968
Wareikōen, Uwajima, Shikoku, Japan
Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
Fukuoka Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 222
Nippon Sharyo
30 August 1939
741
2 August 1972
Kokura General Rolling Stock Center, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed outdoors, displayed next to KuHa 481-256 ; viewing possible on depot open days
C12 241
Hitachi
22 July 1940
1268
26 July 1974
Kisha Club, Nōgata, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed under shelter; relocated from Takamori Station in 2020
Fukushima Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 60
Kisha Seizō
20 March 1934
1219
14 March 1972
Iino Learning Center, Fukushima, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence
Gifu Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 244
Hitachi
30 July 1940
1271
27 November 1973
Akechi Station , Ena, Japan
Operable using compressed air, coupled to caboose Yo 18080; restoration to operation considered
C12 74
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
12 March 1934
137
22 September 1972
Ena City Central Library, Ena, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence; only preserved Mitsubishi-built Class C12
C12 163
Nippon Sharyo
8 July 1937
483
15 March 1971
Kamiasō Station, Hichisō, Japan
Displayed indoors; tours within facility available on request
Gunma Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 49
Kawasaki Sharyō
24 March 1934
1466
17 October 1968
Kiryugaoka Amusement Park, Kiryu, Japan
Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
Hokkaido [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 2
Kisha Seizō
24 December 1932
1183
October 1969
Mikasa Railway Memorial Hall , Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan
Displayed indoors in same compound as 59609 , ED76 505 and DD13 353 , cab open for public viewing; formerly preserved at Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo
C12 6
6 February 1932
1187
24 April 1973
Otaru City General Museum , Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Displayed outdoors
Ibaraki Prefecture [ ]
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 187
Nippon Sharyo
27 July 1938
589
28 November 1970
Hitachi-Daigo Station, Daigo, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence
Miyazaki Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 64
Kisha Seizō
30 March 1934
1223
8 January 1975
Imamachitetsudo Memorial Park, Miyakonojō, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence
Nagano Prefecture [ ]
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 67
Hitachi
1 December 1933
518
27 April 1973
Chino Station, Chino, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence; accessible via north exit of station
C12 171
Nippon Sharyo
29 March 1938
573
Asunaro Park, Shimosuwa, Japan
Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
C12 199
14 October 1938
656
18 July 1974
Naraigonbee Dai 2 Yuryo Parking Lot, Shiojiri, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence
Nagasaki Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C1206
Nippon Sharyo
3 July 1949
1532
18 June 1968
Reikyū Shrine, Shimabara, Kyushu, Japan
Ex-Shimabara Railway , displayed outdoors; wearing number plates of C1201
Niigata Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 88
Kisha Seizō
26 December 1934
1252
23 October 1972
C12 SL Park, Itoigawa, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence
Osaka Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 38
Hitachi
18 August 1933
496
20 March 1974
Kyōei Kōgyō, Osaka, Japan
Displayed indoors on company grounds; may not be viewed from inside premises but can be viewed from road
Saitama Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 29
Hitachi
28 February 1933
470
June 1969
Yamamaru Jidō Kōen, Saitama, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence
C12 85
Kisha Seizō
31 August 1934
1249
Wako Shiritsu Daiyon Elementary School, Wako, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence within school compound, cab open; permission from school required to view locomotive up close
Shizuoka Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 164
Nippon Sharyo
12 July 1937
484
20 September 1973
Shin-Kanaya Station roundhouse , Shimada, Japan
Displayed on turntable, owned by Japan National Trust; Ōigawa Railway to restore locomotive to operational condition
C12 208
31 July 1939
727
31 March 1975
Senzu Station , Kawanehon, Japan
Displayed outdoors; cosmetically modified to resemble Percy from Thomas & Friends , displayed next to 49616
Tochigi Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 66
Hitachi
29 November 1933
517
14 May 1972
Mōka Station , Mooka, Japan
Operational, mainline certified ; based on the Mōka Railway
Tokushima Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 280
Nippon Sharyo
28 July 1947
1482
24 May 1973
Komatsushima Station Park, Komatsushima, Shikoku, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence; coupled to passenger car OHaFu 50 272
Tottori Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 167
Nippon Sharyo
20 March 1938
569
12 June 1974
Wakasa Station , Wakasa, Japan
Operable using compressed air; fundraising underway to restore locomotive to fully-operational condition
Yamanashi Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C12 5
Kisha Seizō
3 February 1933
1186
30 April 1970
Nirasaki Central Park, Nirasaki, Japan
Displayed outdoors
Outside Japan [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
CK124
Nippon Sharyo
1936
Unknown
2 June 1979
Changhua Roundhouse, Chnaghua, Taiwan
Ex-C12 4, operational, mainline certified; restored to operational condition in 2000
131-428
Kawasaki Sharyō
27 January 1936
1619
August 1945 (JNR)
Da Lat Station , Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
Ex-C12 119; preserved outdoors
Formerly preserved [ ] The following Class C12 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Kagoshima Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C12 225
Nippon Sharyo
7 September 1939
744
8 February 1975
Kirishima Plateau National Recreation Areas, Kirishima, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed outdoors; removed April 2008 and scrapped due to neglect, number plates preserved at JR Kyushu's Kagoshima Works
Tokyo [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C12 7
Kisha Seizō
10 February 1933
1188
4 June 1970
Togoshi Park, Tokyo, Japan
Displayed outdoors; scrapped October 1991 due to severe deterioration and lack of funds to maintain locomotive, some parts bought by Ōigawa Railway to maintain C12 164
