JNR Class C57 - Wikipedia

Class of 201 Japanese 4-6-2 locomotives

JNR Class C57Taiwan Railways Class CT270
C57 1 at Tsuwano Station in 2017
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Build date 1937–1947 (201 for JNR), 1953 (14 for TRA)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2 Pacific Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Driver dia. 1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in) Length 20,280 mm (66 ft 6 in) Height 3,945 mm (12 ft 11.3 in) Loco weight 67.50 t (66.43 long tons; 74.41 short tons) Total weight 115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons) Fuel type Coal Firebox: ​  • Grate area 11.4 square metres (122.7 sq ft) Boiler pressure 227.5 psi (1,569 kPa) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 41.4 square metres (445.6 sq ft) Cylinders two Cylinder size 500 mm × 600 mm (20 in × 24 in) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output: ​  • Starting 1,290 PS (1,270 hp)  • Continuous 1,040 PS (1,030 hp) Tractive effort 12,820 kg (125.7 kN) Factor of adh. 10,330 kg (101.3 kN)
Career Nicknames Shigonana, Kifujin Retired December 1975 (Japan)28 February 1983 (Taiwan) Disposition Four operational among 32 preserved, remainder scrapped

The Class C57 (C57形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1937 to 1947. A total of 201 Class C57 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima.[1][2] Another 14 Class C57 locomotives were built for export to Taiwan in 1942 and 1953.[citation needed]

The class was withdrawn from regular passenger service in December 1975.[2] The locomotives were numbered C57 1–C57 201 in Japan the TRA CT270 were numbered CT271–CT284.

Preserved examples and Static Display

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Japan

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As of 2014[update], 32 Class C57 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, of which two, C57 1 and C57 180, are preserved in working order.[3]

C57 1

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As of 2014, C57 1 was operated by JR West and based at Shimonoseki Depot.[3] As of 2018, it makes regular runs on the Yamaguchi line between Shin-Yamaguchi and Tsuwano[4] The service was suspended following the July 2018 heavy rains, with C57 1 making guest appearance as the leisure train locomotive at the Kyoto Railway Museum during the forced break. The service is set to resume at the end of September 2018.

C57 180

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C57 180 was restored to working order by JR East, and hauls special event trains on JR East lines mainly between Niigata, Aizu-Wakamatsu, and Kōriyama.

• C57 11
• C57 26 in Gyoda, Saitama, July 2011
• C57 128 in Otsu, Shiga, October 2013
• C57 186 in Koganei, Tokyo, November 2011
• C57 201 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido

Taiwan

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• CT271: Preserved at Shyh-jia.
• CT273: Preserved at Changhua Roundhouse.
• CT278: Preserved at Ershui.
• CT284: Preserved at Yilan sports park.

• CT271 at Lovers Lake Park
• CT273 in Yilan, Taiwan
• CT271 at Ershui
• CT284 at Yilan Park

See also

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• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• List of operational steam locomotives in Japan
• JNR Class C55
• JNR Class C59
• JNR Class C60

References

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1. ^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 38–41. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
2. ^ a b JR機関車カタログ [JR Locomotive Catalogue] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2013. p. 120. ISBN 9784863207271.
3. ^ a b Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
4. ^ "SL Yamaguchi Train Schedule for 2018". Shimane: Explore Unfamiliar Japan. Japan: Shimane Prefectural Government. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018..

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