The is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1929 to 1933. A total of 154 Class C50 locomotives were built, with manufacturing shared by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi. They were designed by Hideo Shima.
Five were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they were classified class CT230.
Preserved examples , six Class C50 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.
C50 75: Preserved in Kitashikahama Transport Park in Adachi, Tokyo C50 96: Preserved in Koishikawa Park in Yaizu, Shizuoka C50 103: Preserved at the Minamisoma Museum in Minamisoma, Fukushima C50 123: Preserved in Station East Park in Oyama, Tochigi C50 125: Preserved in Station South Park in Yanai, Yamaguchi C50 154: Preserved in Kannonzan Park in Kameyama, Mie
See also Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification JGR Class 8620 JNR Class C56
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