JNR Class C58

Specifications
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);
Driver dia.	1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Length	18,275 mm (59 ft 11.5 in)
Total weight	100.20 t (98.62 long tons; 110.45 short tons)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

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

Class C58
Class C58
	C58 363 operated by the Chichibu Railway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō
Build date	1938–1947
Total produced	427
Configuration:;
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);
Driver dia.	1,520 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Length	18,275 mm (59 ft 11.5 in)
Total weight	100.20 t (98.62 long tons; 110.45 short tons)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Tractive effort	12,570 kgf (123.3 kN; 27,700 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	Japanese Government Railways; Japanese National Railways; State Railway of Thailand; JR East; Chichibu Railway;
Numbers	C58 1-C58 427
Nicknames	Shigohachi
Retired	1973
Preserved	49
Disposition	49 preserved (2 operational), remainder scrapped

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. They were dual-service or mixed traffic locomotives, optimized for both passenger and freight trains. A total of 427 Class C58 locomotives were built and designed by Hideo Shima. Two members of the class are preserved in working order.