JNR Class C58
Class of 427 Japanese 2-6-2 locomotives
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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] They were dual-service or mixed traffic locomotives, optimized for both passenger and freight trains. 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.
Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
Build date1938–1947
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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- C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.[3][4] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL Ginga Joyful Train in northeastern Japan from 12 April 2014 until 11 June 2023.[5][6] As of 2026, it is still operational with an uncertain future, currently confined within Morioka depot.
- C58 363: Chichibu Railway, used on Paleo Express steam services
Static
- 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]
- C58 36: At the municipal library in Mine, Yamaguchi[3]
- C58 48: Torokko Saga Station "19th Century Hall" in Kyoto[3]
- C58 49: In a park in Kakegawa, Shizuoka[3]
- C58 51: In a park in Matsusaka, Mie[3]
- C58 56: At "Poppo Land No. 2" in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto[3]
- C58 66: In "Park Goryo" in Osaka[3]
- C58 82: At a sports centre in Bihoro, Hokkaido[3]
- C58 98: In a park in Fukagawa, Hokkaido[3]
- C58 103: At a culture centre in Ichinoseki, Iwate[3]
- C58 106: In a park in Kushiro, Hokkaido[3]
- C58 112: In a park in Shibushi, Kagoshima[3]
- C58 113: In Maizuru, Kyoto[3]
- C58 114: In a park in Ōsaki, Miyagi[3]
- C58 119: In "SL Park" in Kitami, Hokkaido[3]
- C58 139: In a park in Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō[3]
- C58 170: At the Hidaka Elementary School in Toyooka, Hyogo[3]
- C58 171: In a park in Obama, Fukui[3]
- C58 212: In a park in Tsuruga, Fukui[3]
- C58 215: At Bange Elementary School in Aizubange, Fukushima[3]
- C58 217: In a park in Asahi, Chiba[3]
- C58 228: In a park in Ishinomaki, Miyagi[3]
- C58 231: In a park in Kaminoyama, Yamagata[3]
- C58 244: At the development centre in Tadami, Fukushima[3]
- C58 275: In a park in Kasama, Ibaraki[3]
- C58 277: In a park in Kobayashi, Miyazaki[3]
- C58 280: At an elementary school in Minokamo, Gifu[3]
- C58 295: In a park in Sakaide, Kagawa[3]
- C58 304: In a park in Shinjo, Yamagata[3]
- C58 322: In Mishima, Shizuoka[3]
- C58 333: At JR Shikoku Tadotsu Works in Tadotsu, Kagawa[3]
- C58 335: In Kōchi, Kōchi[3]
- C58 342: In a park in Kitakami, Iwate[3]
- C58 353: In a park in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama[3]
- C58 354: In a park in Rifu, Miyagi[3]
- C58 356: In front of Nakayamadaira-Onsen Station in Ōsaki, Miyagi[3]
- C58 359: In Kameyama Park in Kameyama, Mie[3]
- C58 365: At the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Centre in Rifu, Miyagi[3]
- C58 389: In front of Tenryū-Futamata Station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka[3]
- C58 390: In "Kaya SL Park" in Yosano, Kyoto[3]
- C58 395: In Hamura Zoo in Hamura, Tokyo[3]
- C58 407: In Otsukadai Park in Toshima, Tokyo[3]
- C58 414: In a park in Tamaki, Mie[3]
In popular culture
- The locomotive is featured prominently in the Love Live! Sunshine!! animated music video "HAPPY PARTY TRAIN"[8]
