| JNR Class C55 Taiwan Railways Class CT250 | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Whytetype: | 4-6-2 Pacific |
| Length: | 20380mm |
| Height: | 3945mm |
| Builder: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, Hitachi |
| Builddate: | 1935-1937 |
| Totalproduction: | 62 (JNR C55) 9 (TRA CT250) |
| Maxspeed: | 100km/h |
| Driverdiameter: | 1750mm |
| Locoweight: | 66.04t |
| Locotenderweight: | 113.22t |
| Boilerpressure: | 14sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3 |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Cylindersize: | 510x |
| Valvegear: | Walschaerts |
| Cylindercount: | 2 |
| Operator: | JNR Taiwan Railways |
| Numinclass: | JNR: 62 TRA: 9 |
| Fleetnumbers: | C55 1-C55 62 (JNR) CT251-CT259 (TRA) |
| Retiredate: | 1975 (Japan) 1982 (Taiwan) |
| Preservedunits: | 4 (Japan) 2 (Taiwan) |
| Scrapdate: | 1975 (Japan) 1982 (Taiwan) |
| Disposition: | Four preserved in Japan, two preserved in Taiwan, remainder scrapped |
The is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1935 to 1937. A total of 62 Class C55 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.[1]
Nine were supplied to the Taiwan Government Railway, where they became class CT250, while 21 locomotives numbered C55 20 - C55 40 were streamlined.