JNR Class C57
Class of 201 Japanese 4-6-2 locomotives
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::summary Class of 201 Japanese 4-6-2 locomotives ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | JNR Class C57 |
| Taiwan Railways Class CT270 | |
| powertype | Steam |
| gauge | |
| image | C57 135 in the Railway Museum (Japan).jpg |
| caption | C57 135 at The Railway Museum in 2021 |
| whytetype | 4-6-2 Pacific |
| nicknames | Shigonana, Kifujin |
| retiredate | December 1975 (Japan) |
| 28 February 1983 (Taiwan) | |
| disposition | Four operational among 32 preserved, remainder scrapped |
| length | 20,280 mm |
| height | 3,945 mm |
| builder | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi |
| builddate | 1937–1947 (201 for JNR), 1953 (14 for TRA) |
| maxspeed | 100 km/h |
| driverdiameter | 1,750 mm |
| tractiveeffort | 12,820 kg (125.7 kN) |
| factorofadhesion | 10,330 kg (101.3 kN) |
| locoweight | 67.50 t |
| locotenderweight | 115.50 t |
| poweroutput start | 1,290 PS |
| poweroutput cont | 1,040 PS |
| boilerpressure | 227.5 psi |
| fueltype | Coal |
| cylindersize | 500 x |
| valvegear | Walschaerts |
| cylindercount | two |
| superheaterarea | 41.4 m2 |
| firearea | 11.4 m2 |
| :: |
| name = JNR Class C57 Taiwan Railways Class CT270 | powertype = Steam | gauge = | image = C57 135 in the Railway Museum (Japan).jpg | caption = C57 135 at The Railway Museum in 2021 | whytetype = 4-6-2 Pacific | designer = | nicknames = Shigonana, Kifujin | retiredate = December 1975 (Japan) 28 February 1983 (Taiwan) | disposition = Four operational among 32 preserved, remainder scrapped | length = 20,280 mm | height = 3,945 mm | builder = Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi | builddate = 1937–1947 (201 for JNR), 1953 (14 for TRA) | maxspeed = 100 km/h | driverdiameter = 1,750 mm | tractiveeffort = 12,820 kg (125.7 kN) | factorofadhesion = 10,330 kg (101.3 kN) | locoweight = 67.50 t | locotenderweight = 115.50 t | poweroutput = | poweroutput start = 1,290 PS | poweroutput cont = 1,040 PS | boilerpressure = 227.5 psi | fueltype = Coal | cylindersize = 500 x | valvegear = Walschaerts | cylindercount = two | superheaterarea = 41.4 m2 | firearea = 11.4 m2
The Class C57 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. Another 14 members of the class were built for export to Taiwan in 1942 and 1953.
The class was withdrawn from regular passenger service in December 1975. The locomotives were numbered C57 1–C57 201 in Japan the TRA CT270 were numbered CT271–CT284.
Preserved examples and Static Display
Japan
, 32 Class C57 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, of which two, C57 1 and C57 180, are preserved in working order.
C57 1
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As of 2014, C57 1 was operated by JR West and based at Shimonoseki Depot. As of 2018, it makes regular runs on the Yamaguchi line between Shin-Yamaguchi and Tsuwano 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
C57 180 was restored to working order by JR East, and hauls special event trains on JR East lines mainly between , , and .
File:SteamTrain Model C57-11.jpg|C57 11 File:Japanese-national-railways-C57-26-20110729.jpg|C57 26 in Gyoda, Saitama, July 2011 File:C57 128 Otsu 20131028.JPG|C57 128 in Otsu, Shiga, October 2013 File:Japanese-national-railways-C57-186-20111103.jpg|C57 186 in Koganei, Tokyo, November 2011 File:JNR C57 201.JPG|C57 201 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Taiwan
- CT271: Preserved at Shyh-jia.
- CT273: Preserved at Changhua Roundhouse.
- CT278: Preserved at Ershui.
- CT284: Preserved at Yilan sports park. File:TRA CT271 at Lovers Lake 20130429a.jpg|CT271 at Lovers Lake Park File:CT273 Yilan Taiwan 20160426 131910.jpg|CT273 in Yilan, Taiwan File:TRA CT278 in Ershui 20150425.jpg|CT271 at Ershui File:CT284TaiwanRail.jpg|CT284 at Yilan Park
References
References
- Inoue. Kōichi. Sankaido. (1999)
- Ikaros Publications Ltd.. (20 June 2013)
- Sasada. Masahiro. (25 November 2014). Ikaros Publications Ltd.
- (19 June 2014). "SL Yamaguchi Train Schedule for 2018". Shimane Prefectural Government.
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