Class C56 Tender

[Szdfan]

Is it just me, or is the tender for the Class C56 absurdly small for a mainline locomotive (I’d expect this on a switch engine)? Anyone know the story behind this?

 

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:738_C5647.jpg
 

(Photo from Wikipedia of C56 47 in Thailand).

 

[bill937ca]

It is rated as a small locomotive with a lightweight tender by Japanese Wkipedia.

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/国鉄C56形蒸気機関車

Edited April 7 by bill937ca