C56 31

C56 31
C56 31 at the Yushukan in June 2011
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNippon Sharyo
Build date1936
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (JGR)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (IJA, SRT)
Driver dia.1,400 mm
Length14,325 mm
Total weight65.53 t
Performance figures
Tractive effort8,290 kg
Career
OperatorsJapanese Government Railways
Imperial Japanese Army
State Railway of Thailand
Retired1977
Current ownerYūshūkan Museum, Tokyo
Dispositionstatic display

C56 31 was the 31st of the Class C56 steam locomotives produced by Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was manufactured by Nippon Sharyo in 1936 and was operated on the Nanao Line in Ishikawa Prefecture before the war.[1] C56 31 was the first locomotive to run on the Thai-Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway. It operated there during the war, after which it was used in Thailand. After the war it was brought back to Japan and restored, and is now displayed in the Yūshūkan, the museum attached to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. It is displayed without reference to the deaths during the construction of the railway, which are estimated at around 100,000.[2][3][4][5]

Wartime use

In 1942, C56 31 was shipped to Thailand.[6] It was one of 90 Japanese steam locomotives sent south to regions occupied by Japan. It was used in the opening ceremony for the Thai-Burma railway and was the first locomotive to officially run on the railway.[1]

Postwar use and return to Japan

After the war it was used by the State Railway of Thailand. It was due to be retired in 1977, when plans were made to return it to Japan by an association of Southern Army Field Railway Corps officials. In 1979, it was returned to Japan.

Display at Yūshūkan museum

It has been displayed at the Yūshūkan museum at Yasukuni Shrine since 1979, where there is a volunteer group dedicated to preserving it.[7] The fact that it is displayed without references to the atrocities carried out on the Thai-Burma railway has attracted criticism, particularly from people from Australia and the US.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b Royal Library 泰緬鉄道C56型蒸気機関車31号車 Retrieved March 22, 2016 (in Japanese)
  2. ^ McNeill, David Building a bridge to forgiveness October 9, 2005 The Japan Times Retrieved March 17, 2016
  3. ^ Yasukuni Shrine: ground zero for unrepentant wartime remembrance July 27, 2013 The Japan Times Retrieved March 16, 2016
  4. ^ Lim, Robyn Taro Aso has a history problem with Australia May 17, 2006 The Japan Times Retrieved March 16, 2016
  5. ^ Simone, Gianni A trip around the Yushukan, Japan’s font of discord July 28, 2014 The Japan Times Retrieved March 16, 2016
  6. ^ American POWs of Japan website Nippon Sharyo August 6, 2011 Retrieved March 23, 2016
  7. ^ Burma Railway JNR Class C56-31 Steam Locomotive Preservation Association (泰緬鉄道―C5631機関車保存会) Facebook page Retrieved March 17, 2016 (in Japanese)
  8. ^ A Social Nomad Hellfire Pass and the Death Railway Retrieved March 23, 2016
  9. ^ Flanagan, Richard The Narrow Road to the Deep North Retrieved March 23, 2016
  10. ^ Flanagan, Martin Dark Chapters in Japanese History March 1, 2014 The Age Retrieved March 23, 2016
  11. ^ Goodreads Richard's Reviews > The Narrow Road to the Deep North February 16, 2016 Retrieved March 23, 2016

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