C62 steam locomotive

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
C62 3 (Express train 'Niseko')
C62 3 (Express train 'Niseko')

C62 is a type of 4-6-4 steam locomotive built by the Japanese National Railways. The name consists of a C for the three sets of driving wheels, and 62, being the 62nd C type locomotive.

These were the largest and fastest steam passenger locomotives to run in Japan, and hauled the Tsubame express on the Tōkaidō main line between Tokyo and Osaka. Forty nine were built from 1948 to 1949. The last service ended in 1973.

The most celebrated type of Japanese steam locomotives, a C62 is featured in the manga and anime Galaxy Express 999. The train in the series is numbered C62-50.

[edit] References

This article does not adequately cite its references or sources.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!)
This article has been tagged since November 2006.


Rail stub icon  This steam locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../c/6/2/C62_steam_locomotive.html"
In other languages