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s was a development of the previous JNR Class EF56. 15 Class EF57s were built between 1939 and 1943 by
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and Kawasaki. Introduced on Tokaido Line passenger services, they were seen at the head of expresses such as the '' Tsubame'', complete with train headboard mounted precariously on the front of the cab decks. With the introduction of the newer semi-streamlined Class EF58s on Tokaido Line services, the EF57s were transferred to the Tohoku Main Line. At the same time, their steam-heating boilers were removed and replaced by electric-heating generators. The class remained in use on long-distance express trains on the Tohoku Main Line until the 1970s.


Preserved examples

Only one member of the class is preserved: EF57 7 in a park in
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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 nation ...


References

* {{Japanloco Electric locomotives of Japan Hitachi locomotives Kawasaki locomotives 1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan 2-C+C-2 locomotives 1500 V DC locomotives Preserved electric locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1939