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In 1934, JGR 3-cylinder Pacific (4-6-2) C53.43 was streamlined, following the international trend favoring streamlined express-passenger power. It remains unsure how exactly the streamlining would have affected performance, as JGR capped its expresses at 100 kilometers/hour. Depot crews complained that the locomotive took twice as long to repair and maintain due to the streamlining, and JGR decided to streamline the simpler C55 Pacifics C55.20 through C55.40. A model of C53.43 is on display at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto. One wonders how fast this streamlined Gresley-system 3-cylinder locomotive could have run without any speed limits on the Tokaido Main Line.

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In 1934, JGR 3-cylinder Pacific (4-6-2) C53.43 was streamlined, following the international trend favoring streamlined express-passenger power. It remains unsure how exactly the streamlining would have affected performance, as JGR capped its expresses at 100 kilometers/hour. Depot crews complained that the locomotive took twice as long to repair and maintain due to the streamlining, and JGR decided to streamline the simpler C55 Pacifics C55.20 through C55.40. A model of C53.43 is on display at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto. One wonders how fast this streamlined Gresley-system 3-cylinder locomotive could have run without any speed limits on the Tokaido Main Line.