JNR Class C58

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.

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Class C58

C58 363 operated by the Chichibu Railway

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

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)^[1]
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

Performance figures
Maximum speed	85 km/h
Tractive effort	12,570 kgf (123,300 N; 27,700 lbf)

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

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C58 239: Built June 1940, withdrawn 22 May 1972, preserved from 1 May 1973 in a park in Morioka, Iwate.^[3]^[4] Restored to working order by JR East and used on steam excursions as the SL Ginga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 the north east of Japan from 12 April 2014.^[5]^[6]
C58 363: Chichibu Railway, used on Paleo Express steam services