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 and designed by Hideo Shima .[1] Two members of the class are preserved in working order.
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Preserved examples edit
Over fifty Class C58s were preserved; C58 239 and C58 363 are operational among them.
Operational edit
- C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.[2][3] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL Ginga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 edit
- 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 and dismantled on site in 2012)[2][6]
- C58 19: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi[2]
- C58 33: In a park in Kiyosato, Hokkaido[2]
- 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: 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: 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]
- C58 333: At JR Shikoku Tadotsu Works in Tadotsu, Kagawa[2]
- C58 335: In Kōchi, Kōchi[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: 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]
In popular culture edit
- The locomotive is featured prominently in the Love Live! Sunshine!! animated music video "HAPPY PARTY TRAIN"[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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！】".
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to C58 steam locomotives.
- Chichibu Railway Paleo Express (in Japanese)