JNR Class C57

Specifications
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

Type and origin
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)

JNR Class C57
Taiwan Railways Class CT270
JNR Class C57; Taiwan Railways Class CT270
	C57 180 at Aizu Wakamatsu Station in 2007
Power type
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)
Configuration:;
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
Maximum speed
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)
Retired
Career
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The class was withdrawn from regular passenger service in December 1975.^[2] The locomotives were numbered C57 1–C57 201 in Japan the TRA CT270 were numbered CT271–CT284.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

Taiwan

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

Japan

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

C57 1 in service, November 2009

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

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

References

^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 38–41. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "SL Yamaguchi Train Schedule for 2018". Shimane: Explore Unfamiliar Japan. Japan: Shimane Prefectural Government. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018..

[inoue1999-1] Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 38–41. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.

[jrloco2013-2] JR機関車カタログ [JR Locomotive Catalogue] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2013. p. 120. ISBN 9784863207271.

[sasada2014-3] 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.

[shimane_yamaguchi-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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