The Class C10 is a type of

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built by the

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from 1930. A total of 23 Class C10 locomotives were built and designed by

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. They were numbered C10 01-C10 23. They were operated until 1962. Only one member of the class, C10 8, has been preserved, and is operational on the

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. They would later form the basis of the

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in 1932.

Preserved examples

* C10 8 –

References

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Preserved examples

See also

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