JNR Class KE50

The JNR Class KE50 was a proposed 2-10-2 Santa Fe-type superheated steam locomotive intended to be operated by the Japanese National Railways.
==History==
The Class KE50s were designed by the Japanese Ministry of Railways as a freight train which could be used during World War II; ships were sinking which did not aid in goods transportation, so a train had to do so. The trains would use the same boilers as the D52. Plans were drawn up but ultimately none were built, though the reason as to why they were never built remains under dispute; one source hypothesizes that the train's large driving wheels made it difficult for it to go at high speeds and that it was too big for turntable usage. If the locomotives were built, these would have likely been the biggest steam locomotives owned by the JNR.
==References==
Category:JR Group trains
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:2-10-2 locomotives
Category:2-10-2 steam locomotives
Category:Japanese locomotives
Category:Japanese steam locomotives
Category:Unbuilt locomotives