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Class of 427 Japanese 2-6-2 locomotives
Class C58 C58 363 operated by the Chichibu Railway
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-6-2 PrairieGauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in )Driver dia.1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in) Length 18,275 mm (59 ft 11.5 in) Total weight 100.20 t
Career Numbers C58 1-58 427 Retired 1973 Preserved 49 (2 out of 49 operational) Disposition 49 preserved 2 out of 49 operational remainder scrapped
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
Static
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]
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]
C58 275, March 2004
C58 333, October 2012
C58 390, August 2005
See also
References
^ a b Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia ]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 42–43. ISBN 4-381-10338-6 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw 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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