The is a
4-6-4 wheel arrangement
In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive. Several notations exist to describe the wheel assemblies of a locomotive by type, position, and c ...
steam locomotive type born from the rebuilding of 47 out of 173 surplus
Class C59 4-6-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The locomo ...
Pacific locomotives.
Hideo Shima
was a Japanese engineer and the driving force behind the building of the first bullet train (Shinkansen).
Shima was born in Osaka in 1901, and educated at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. His father was p ...
redesigned 47
C59s between 1953 and 1961 at the
JNR
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
Hamamatsu
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was .
Overview
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and
Kōriyama
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 322,996 people in 141760 households, and a population density of 430 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Kōriyama is designated as a core city an ...
factories. 39 locos were rebuilt from pre-war C59s, while 8 were rebuilt from post-war variants and renumbered to C60 101 to 108. With the spread of electrification, lower axle loads and greater versatility had become more important requirements than sheer pulling power, so an additional trailing axle was included to reduce the heavy axle load of the C59 and allow more widespread use.
The class was most active on local and express passenger services in the
Tohoku and
Kyushu regions, and locos were to be seen operating in multiple (double- and even triple-headers) with
Class C61s and
Class D51s on both passenger and freight workings north of
Morioka
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is .
G ...
on the
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fuku ...
.
The class survived until 1971. Only one C60 is preserved: C60 1 (formerly C59 27) is in a park in
Sendai.
Locomotive Build details
See also
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Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
This page explains the numbering and classification schemes for locomotives employed by the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Steam locomotives
Pre-nationalization
Prior to the natio ...
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JNR Class C61
The is a former class of steam locomotives operated in Japan. The class was the first type in Japan to use the 4-6-4 "Hudson" wheel arrangement. A total of 33 locomotives were built between 1947 and 1949 and designed by Hideo Shima, (one in 194 ...
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JNR Class C62
The is a type of 4-6-4 steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan and designed by Hideo Shima. The C classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C62 was built with a 4-6-4 frame, upon which was mounted th ...
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Steam locomotives of Japan
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