The Class C62 (C62形) is a type of 4-6-4 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The "C" classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C62 was rebuilt with the boilers of older Class D52 2-8-2 locomotives.

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Sep 26, 2015 · For years, C62s headed up crack trains in Japan such as the Hatsukari. Later they moved to Hokkaido as motive power for the Hakodate-Sapporo expresses. One of the C62s set the speed record for narrow-gauge steam at 127 km/h (79 mph).

The Class C62 (C62形) is a type of 4-6-4 narrow gauge steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan and designed by Hideo Shima. The C classification indicates three sets of driving wheels.

The cab, crew compartment or driver's compartment of a locomotive, or a self-propelled rail vehicle, is the part housing the train driver, fireman or secondman (if any), and the controls necessary for the locomotive or self-propelled rail vehicle's operation.

The Class C62 (C62形) is a type of 4-6-4 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The "C" classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C62 was rebuilt with the boilers of older Class D52 2-8-2 locomotives.

The JNR Class C62 is a 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways from 1948 to 1973. The C62s were used mainly as passenger locomotives and were the largest, fastest and most powerful passenger locomotives used by the JNR.

Dec 3, 2023 · C62 is Japan’s iconic passenger train steam locomotive made in 1948 (Showa 23) and still has the Tsubame limited express logo on it. The Tsubame today is a Kyushu Shinkansen train service. Beside the SL Steam Train Joyride, there is a playground area for children.

This locomotive, identified as class C61, is actually a C62 class. If you enlarge the photo, you can see the correct number, C62 - 2, on the cab side number plate.

So the type C62,/a>, Japan’s largest main line locomotive, was built, combining a surplus D52 freight boiler and a newly built C59 running gear. From 1948 to 1949, Kisha-Seizo, Kawasaki, and Hitachi converted and manufactured 49 of them.