JNR Class C58

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2 Prairie
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in); 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge; (SRT);
Driver dia.	1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Length	18,275 mm (59 ft 11.5 in)
Total weight	100.20 t
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō
Build date	1938–1947
Total produced	427

Class C58
Class C58
	C58 363 operated by the Chichibu Railway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō
Build date	1938–1947
Total produced	427
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2 Prairie
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in); 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge; (SRT);
Driver dia.	1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Length	18,275 mm (59 ft 11.5 in)
Total weight	100.20 t
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	85 km/h
Tractive effort	12,570 kgf (123,300 N; 27,700 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	Japanese Government Railways; Japanese National Railways; State Railway of Thailand; JR East; Chichibu Railway;
Numbers	C58 1-C58 427
Retired	1973
Preserved	49
Disposition	Two operational among 49 preserved, 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.^[2] A total of 427 Class C58 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.^[2] Two members of the class are preserved in working order.

Preserved examples

Over fifty Class C58s were preserved; C58 239 and C58 363 are operational among them.

C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.^[3]^[4] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL Ginga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.^[5]^[6]
C58 363: Chichibu Railway, used on Paleo Express steam services

C58 1: At the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto^[3]
C58 5: At "Tochinoki Family Land" in Utsunomiya, Tochigi^[3]
C58 12: In a park in Takamatsu, Kagawa^[3]
C58 16: In a park in Minamisanriku, Miyagi (overturned by 11 March 2011 tsunami and dismantled on site in 2012)^[3]^[7]
C58 19: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi^[3]
C58 33: In a park in Kiyosato, Hokkaido^[3]

The locomotive is featured prominently in the Love Live! Sunshine!! animated music video "HAPPY PARTY TRAIN"^[8]

^ "Japanese Steam locomotive Class C58 1938 - 1975".
^ ^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 restored 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.
^ "『【過去の記録】松原公園ＳＬ解体・撤去』". 南三陸町と、『名前負け』するブロガーの日常 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^ "Aqours3rdシングル「HAPPY PARTY TRAIN」【スクスタリリース記念！】". YouTube. 2 November 2019.