The JNR Class C59 is a 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1941 to 1947. The C59s were used mainly as passenger locomotives and were essentially the successor locomotives to the Class C53 locomotives which were infamous for …

The class C59 was a Pacific locomotive of the JNR that was based on the C55 and C57. At an axle load of 16 tonnes, they were able to handle up to 17 passenger cars. Between 1941 and 1943, 100 were built which were called “pre-war type”.

As the successor to the C53 express passenger locomotive for trunk lines, 173 type C59 locomotives were built between 1941 and 1947 by Kisha-Seizo, Kawasaki, and Hitachi. The specifications of prewar and postwar models differed, and some parts were changed in terms of appearance too.

The Class C59 was a 4-6-2 Pacific-type steam locomotive built for JBR and JNR from 1941 to 1947. The C59s were used mainly as passenger locomotives and were essentially the successor locomotives to the Class C53 locomotives.

C59 exceeded all of the C53's performance, but its weight was lighter than the C53. And C59 had a long body and big tender for long runs as her central feature. Her 19.1 meter length was the outer limit length for Japan's 20 meter long turn-tables.

2015年9月26日 · The first engine to be converted was the C59-27 in November 1953 at Hamamatsu Works. It was followed by sixteen more in 1953-1954. Clearly, the conversion satisfied the JNR as it converted 30 more engines in 1960.

2023年6月22日 · Recognizing that the LNER didn't build locomotives for other customers, the JNR engineers turned to Alco, which had secured the US license for the Gresley gear. In keeping with a widespread pattern of reverse engineering, they bought the six locomotives in order to study the valve motion.

JNR-class C59 Info Name: JNR-class C59 Category: Trains » Locomotives (Steam) Used from: 1941–1947 Used by: Manufacturer: JNR Hot kits

The honor of Construction No. 2000 at Kisha Seizo was bestowed upon C591 by means of a swap with the actual No. 2000, JNR C5928 (Construction No. 1993). As the numbers were close enough, Kisha wanted to commemorate their 2000th locomotive with the first of a class of heavy pacifics which, at the time, was believed to be the ultimate development ...

The Class C59 is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive 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.