The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and operated by the Japanese Government Railways from 1935 to 1939, and later by its post-war successor Japanese National Rail
C56 160 at Shin-Yamaguchi Station in May 2018
C56's tender with cut-outs to secure rear visibility
740 (C56 49), one of the C56s that remained in Thailand after the war, crossing the River Kwai Bridge
C56 150, one of the 'Ponies of the Highlands', on the Koumi Line, 1971
Hideo Shima was a Japanese engineer and the driving force behind the building of the first bullet train.
Hachikō Line derailment, 1947
One of the original 0 Series Shinkansen trains