JNR Class C60

Class C60

C60 1 preserved in Sendai
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Build date 1953 - 1961
Total produced 47
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-4
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia. 1,750 mm (5 ft 9 in)
Length 21.36 m (70 ft 1 in)
Height 3.98 m (13 ft 1 in)
Loco weight 82.9 t (81.6 long tons; 91.4 short tons)
Water cap 7.8 m3 (280 cu ft)
Boiler pressure 16.0 kgf/cm² (1570 kPa)
Cylinder size 521 mm × 660 mm (20.5 in × 26.0 in) dia. x stroke
Career
Operators Japanese National Railways
Class C60
Numbers C60 1 - 39, 101 - 108
Locale Tohoku and Kyushu
Last run 1971
Preserved C60 1
Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Class C60 (C60形) is a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement steam locomotive type born from the rebuilding of 47 surplus Class C59 class 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives between 1953 and 1961 at the JNR Hamamatsu and Kōriyama factories. 39 locos were rebuilt from pre-war C59s, while 8 were rebuilt from post-war variants and renumbered C60 101 to 108. (See table below) With the spread of electrification, lower axle loads and greater versatility had become more important requirements than sheer pulling power, and so an additional trailing axle was included to reduce the heavy axle load of the C59 and allow more widespread use.

The class was most active on local and express passenger services in the Tohoku and Kyushu regions, and locos were to be seen operating in multiple (double- and even triple-headers) with Class C61s and Class D51s on both passenger and freight workings north of Morioka on the Tōhoku Main Line.

The class survived until 1971. Only one C60 is preserved: C60 1 in a park in Sendai.[1]

Build details

Numbers Former numbers Rebuilt at Date
1-4 C59 27/62/59/41 Hamamatsu 1953
5-16 C59 54/21/49/61/46/23/58/34/65/69/4/50 Hamamatsu 1954
17 C59 86 Hamamatsu 1955
18-22 C59 78/100/16/70/48 Kōriyama 1960
23-33 C59 17/38/76/40/47/10/91/18/60/81/68 Hamamatsu 1960
34-39 C59 26/13/39/5/89/98 Hamamatsu 1961
101-105 C59 130/178/128/168/101 Hamamatsu 1960
106-108 C59 113/165/173 Hamamatsu 1961

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 978-4863206175.
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