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Class C57
C57 180 at Aizu Wakamatsu Station in 2007
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi
Build date1937-1947,1953
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2 Pacific
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in)
Length20,280 mm (66 ft 6 in)
Height3,945 mm (12 ft 11.3 in)
Loco weight67.50 t (66.43 long tons; 74.41 short tons)
Total weight115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:​
 • Grate area11.4 square metres (122.7 sq ft)
Boiler pressure227.5 psi (1,569 kPa)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area41.4 square metres (445.6 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size500 mm × 600 mm (20 in × 24 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output:
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 • Starting1,290 PS (1,270 hp)
 • Continuous1,040 PS (1,030 hp)
Tractive effort12,820 kg (125.7 kN)
Factor of adh.10,330 kg (101.3 kN)
Career
RetiredDecember 1975 (Japan)
28 February 1983 (Taiwan)

The Class C57 (C57形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1937 to 1947. A total of 201 Class C57 locomotives were built.[1][2] Another 14 Class C57 locomotives were built for export to Taiwan in 1942 and 1953.[citation needed]

The class was withdrawn from regular passenger workings in December 1975.[2]

Preserved examples

As of 2014, 32 Class C57 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, of which two, C57 1 and C57 180, are preserved in working order.[3]

In Taiwan, locomotive number CT273 is preserved in working order.[citation needed]

C57 1

C57 1 in service, November 2009

C57 1 is operated by JR West and based at Shimonoseki Depot.[3]

C57 180

C57 180 was restored to working order by JR East, and hauls special event trains on JR East lines mainly between Niigata, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Fukushima.

CT273

CT273 was imported to Taiwan in 1943 as C57 3, and renumbered CT273. It was withdrawn in 1983, and restored by the Taiwan Railway Administration in June 2014 in Hualien.[citation needed]

  • C57 11
    C57 11
  • C57 26 in Gyoda, Saitama, July 2011
    C57 26 in Gyoda, Saitama, July 2011
  • C57 128 in Otsu, Shiga, October 2013
    C57 128 in Otsu, Shiga, October 2013
  • C57 186 in Koganei, Tokyo, November 2011
    C57 186 in Koganei, Tokyo, November 2011
  • C57 201 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
    C57 201 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
  • CT273 in Yilan, Taiwan
    CT273 in Yilan, Taiwan

See also

References

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  1. ^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 38–41. ISBN 4-381-10338-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b JR機関車カタログ (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2013. p. 120. ISBN 9784863207271. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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