JNR Class C59

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2 Pacific 47 (Rebuilt to Class C60 4-6-4 Hudson Rebuild)
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.	860 mm (2 ft 10 in)
Driver dia.	1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in)
Trailing dia.	860 mm (2 ft 10 in)
Wheelbase	10.02 m (32 ft 10 in)
Length	21.575 m (70 ft 9.4 in)
Axle load	Prewar: 16.17 t (15.91 long tons; 17.82 short tons); Postwar: 16.04 t (15.79 long tons; 17.68 short tons)
Loco weight	79.75 t (78.49 long tons; 87.91 short tons)
Total weight	134.63 t (132.50 long tons; 148.40 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons)
Water cap.	25 m3 (6,604 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	3.27 m2 (35 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	16 kg/cm2 (230 lbf/in2)
Heating surface	136.8 m2 (1,473 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	80.9 m2 (871 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	52 cm × 66 cm (20 in × 26 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
	Reference:
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kisha Seizō, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi
Build date	1941-1947
Total produced	173
Rebuild date	1953-1961
Number rebuilt	47 (to Class C60)

Class C59
Class C59
	Preserved C59 161
Power type
Type and origin
	Reference:
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kisha Seizō, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi
Build date	1941-1947
Total produced	173
Rebuild date	1953-1961
Number rebuilt	47 (to Class C60)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2 Pacific 47 (Rebuilt to Class C60 4-6-4 Hudson Rebuild)
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.	860 mm (2 ft 10 in)
Driver dia.	1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in)
Trailing dia.	860 mm (2 ft 10 in)
Wheelbase	10.02 m (32 ft 10 in)
Length	21.575 m (70 ft 9.4 in)
Axle load	Prewar: 16.17 t (15.91 long tons; 17.82 short tons); Postwar: 16.04 t (15.79 long tons; 17.68 short tons)
Loco weight	79.75 t (78.49 long tons; 87.91 short tons)
Total weight	134.63 t (132.50 long tons; 148.40 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons)
Water cap.	25 m3 (6,604 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	3.27 m2 (35 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	16 kg/cm2 (230 lbf/in2)
Heating surface	136.8 m2 (1,473 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	80.9 m2 (871 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	52 cm × 66 cm (20 in × 26 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Tractive effort	13,860 kg (30,560 lb)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	C59 1-C59 172 later renumbered C59 1-C59 132, C59 156-C59 196
Retired	1970
Disposition	Three (C59 1, C59 161, and C59 164) preserved; remainder scrapped

The Class C59 is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and built by Japanese National Railways. The C classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C59 could haul 17 passenger cars. World War II limited their use as express trains, a function for which they were designed. C59s were transferred to Kyushu after electrification of the trunk lines after the war.^[1] 47 were rebuilt into Class C60 Hudsons between 1953 and 1961 at the railway's Hamamatsu works and Koriyama works. In 1970, the locomotives were retired. Only three are preserved. C59 1 is preserved at the Kyushu Railway History Museum on display. C59 164 is preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum. C59 161 is preserved at the Hiroshima Children’s Museum.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.60&97 ISBN 0-87011-185-X

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[slj-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.60&97 ISBN 0-87011-185-X

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JNR Class C59

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