JNR Class C58
Class C58 | |
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C58 363 operated by the Chichibu Railway | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Builder | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō |
Build date | 1938–1947 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 2-6-2 Prairie |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Driver diameter | 1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in) |
Length | 18,275 mm (59 ft 11.5 in) |
Locomotive and tender combined weight | 100.20 t |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 12,570 kgf (123,300 N; 27,700 lbf) |
The Class C58 is a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement steam locomotive type built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1938 to 1947.[1] A total of 427 Class C58 locomotives were built.[1] Two members of the class are preserved in working order.
Preserved examples
Operational
- C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.[2][3] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL Ginga Joyful Train in the north east of Japan from 12 April 2014.[4][5]
- C58 363: Chichibu Railway, used on Paleo Express steam services
Static
- C58 1: At the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto[2]
- C58 5: At "Tochinoki Family Land" in Utsunomiya, Tochigi[2]
- C58 12: In a park in Takamatsu, Kagawa[2]
- C58 16: In a park in Minamisanriku, Miyagi (overturned by 11 March 2011 tsunami)[2]
- C58 19: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi[2]
- C58 33: In a park in Kiyosato, Hokkaido[2]
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C58 36, April 2007
- C58 36: At the municipal library in Mine, Yamaguchi[2]
- C58 48: Torokko Saga Station "19th Century Hall" in Kyoto[2]
- C58 49: In a park in Kakegawa, Shizuoka[2]
- C58 51: In a park in Matsusaka, Mie[2]
- C58 56: At "Poppo Land No. 2" in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto[2]
- C58 66: In "Park Goryo" in Osaka[2]
- C58 82: At a sports centre in Bihoro, Hokkaido[2]
- C58 98: In a park in Fukagawa, Hokkaido[2]
- C58 103: At a culture centre in Ichinoseki, Iwate[2]
- C58 106: In a park in Kushiro, Hokkaido[2]
- C58 112: In a park in Shibushi, Kagoshima[2]
- C58 113: In Maizuru, Kyoto[2]
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C58 114, July 2009
- C58 114: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi[2]
- C58 119: In "SL Park" in Kitami, Hokkaido[2]
- C58 139: In a park in Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō[2]
- C58 170: At the Hidaka Elementary School in Toyooka, Hyogo[2]
- C58 171: In a park in Obama, Fukui[2]
- C58 212: In a park in Tsuruga, Fukui[2]
- C58 215: At Bange Elementary School in Aizubange, Fukushima[2]
- C58 217: In a park in Asahi, Chiba[2]
- C58 228: In a park in Ishinomaki, Miyagi[2]
- C58 231: In a park in Kaminoyama, Yamagata[2]
- C58 244: At the development centre in Tadami, Fukushima[2]
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C58 275, March 2004
- C58 275: In a park in Kasama, Ibaraki[2]
- C58 277: In a park in Kobayashi, Miyazaki[2]
- C58 280: At an elementary school in Minokamo, Gifu[2]
- C58 295: In a park in Sakaide, Kagawa[2]
- C58 304: In a park in Shinjo, Yamagata[2]
- C58 322: In Mishima, Shizuoka[2]
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C58 333, October 2012
- C58 333: At JR Shikoku Tadotsu Works in Tadotsu, Kagawa[2]
- C58 335: In Kochi, Kochi[2]
- C58 342: In a park in Kitakami, Iwate[2]
- C58 353: In a park in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama[2]
- C58 354: In a park in Rifu, Miyagi[2]
- C58 356: In front of Nakayamadaira-Onsen Station in Ōsaki, Miyagi[2]
- C58 359: In Kameyama Park in Kameyama, Mie[2]
- C58 365: At the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Centre in Rifu, Miyagi[2]
- C58 389: In front of Tenryū-Futamata Station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka[2]
C58 390, August 2005
- C58 390: In "Kaya SL Park" in Yosano, Kyoto[2]
- C58 395: In Hamura Zoo in Hamura, Tokyo[2]
- C58 407: In Otsukadai Park in Toshima, Tokyo[2]
- C58 414: In a park in Tamaki, Mie[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. p. 42-43. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 978-4863206175.
- ↑ 東北でSLが復活します!~SL銀河鉄道(仮称)~ [Steam to return to the Northeast!] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ 東北で復活するSLによる新しい列車「SL銀河」 [New "SL Ginga" train using erstored steam locomotive in Tohoku] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ↑ "“SL銀河”が営業運転を開始" ["SL Ginga" enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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