JNR Class C58 explained

Class C58
Powertype:	Steam
Builder:	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō
Builddate:	1938 - 1947
Totalproduction:	427
Whytetype:	2-6-2 Prairie
Driverdiameter:	1520mm
Length:	18275mm
Locotenderweight:	100.20 t
Valvegear:	Walschaerts
Maxspeed:	85 km/h
Tractiveeffort:	12570kgf
Fleetnumbers:	C58 1-C58 427
Retiredate:	1973
Preservedunits:	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.^[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.

Preserved examples

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

Operational

• C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.^[2] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL Ginga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.^{[3] [4]}
• C58 363: Chichibu Railway, used on Paleo Express steam services

Static

• C58 1: At the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto^[5]
• C58 5: At "Tochinoki Family Land" in Utsunomiya, Tochigi^[5]
• C58 12: In a park in Takamatsu, Kagawa^[5]
• C58 16: In a park in Minamisanriku, Miyagi (overturned by 11 March 2011 tsunami and dismantled on site in 2012)^{[5] [6]}
• C58 19: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi^[5]
• C58 33: In a park in Kiyosato, Hokkaido^[5]

• C58 36: At the municipal library in Mine, Yamaguchi^[5]
• C58 48: Torokko Saga Station "19th Century Hall" in Kyoto^[5]
• C58 49: In a park in Kakegawa, Shizuoka^[5]
• C58 51: In a park in Matsusaka, Mie^[5]
• C58 56: At "Poppo Land No. 2" in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto^[5]
• C58 66: In "Park Goryo" in Osaka^[5]
• C58 82: At a sports centre in Bihoro, Hokkaido^[5]
• C58 98: In a park in Fukagawa, Hokkaido^[5]
• C58 103: At a culture centre in Ichinoseki, Iwate^[5]
• C58 106: In a park in Kushiro, Hokkaido^[5]
• C58 112: In a park in Shibushi, Kagoshima^[5]
• C58 113: In Maizuru, Kyoto^[5]

• C58 114: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi^[5]
• C58 119: In "SL Park" in Kitami, Hokkaido^[5]
• C58 139: In a park in Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō^[5]

• C58 170: At the Hidaka Elementary School in Toyooka, Hyogo^[5]
• C58 171: In a park in Obama, Fukui^[5]
• C58 212: In a park in Tsuruga, Fukui^[5]
• C58 215: At Bange Elementary School in Aizubange, Fukushima^[5]
• C58 217: In a park in Asahi, Chiba^[5]
• C58 228: In a park in Ishinomaki, Miyagi^[5]
• C58 231: In a park in Kaminoyama, Yamagata^[5]
• C58 244: At the development centre in Tadami, Fukushima^[5]

• C58 275: In a park in Kasama, Ibaraki^[5]
• C58 277: In a park in Kobayashi, Miyazaki^[5]
• C58 280: At an elementary school in Minokamo, Gifu^[5]
• C58 295: In a park in Sakaide, Kagawa^[5]
• C58 304: In a park in Shinjo, Yamagata^[5]
• C58 322: In Mishima, Shizuoka^[5]

• C58 333: At JR Shikoku Tadotsu Works in Tadotsu, Kagawa^[5]
• C58 335: In Kōchi, Kōchi^[5]
• C58 342: In a park in Kitakami, Iwate^[5]
• C58 353: In a park in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama^[5]
• C58 354: In a park in Rifu, Miyagi^[5]
• C58 356: In front of Nakayamadaira-Onsen Station in Ōsaki, Miyagi^[5]
• C58 359: In Kameyama Park in Kameyama, Mie^[5]
• C58 365: At the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Centre in Rifu, Miyagi^[5]
• C58 389: In front of Tenryū-Futamata Station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka^[5]

• C58 390: In "Kaya SL Park" in Yosano, Kyoto^[5]
• C58 395: In Hamura Zoo in Hamura, Tokyo^[5]
• C58 407: In Otsukadai Park in Toshima, Tokyo^[5]
• C58 414: In a park in Tamaki, Mie^[5]

In popular culture

• The locomotive is featured prominently in the Love Live! Sunshine!! animated music video "HAPPY PARTY TRAIN"^[7]

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• JNR Class C12
• JNR Class C63

External links

• Chichibu Railway Paleo Express

Notes and References

1. Book: Inoue, Kōichi . 国鉄機関車辞典 . JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia. Sankaido. 1999 . Japan. 42–43. 4-381-10338-6.
2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2012/20121003.pdf . ja:東北でＳＬが復活します！～ＳＬ銀河鉄道（仮称）～. Steam to return to the Northeast!. 12 October 2012. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 12 October 2012.
3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2013/20131103.pdf. ja: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. 6 November 2013. News release. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 6 November 2013.
4. Web site: "SL銀河"が営業運転を開始. "SL Ginga" enters revenue service. 14 April 2014. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. ja. 14 April 2014.
5. Book: Sasada, Masahiro. 国鉄&JR保存車大全 . JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide. Ikaros Publications Ltd.. September 2012 . Tokyo, Japan. 133. 978-4863206175.
6. Web site: 『【過去の記録】松原公園ＳＬ解体・撤去』 . 2023-08-25 . 南三陸町と、『名前負け』するブロガーの日常 . ja.
7. Web site: Aqours3rdシングル「HAPPY PARTY TRAIN」【スクスタリリース記念！】.