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 …

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 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 …

The Class C62 was a type of 4-6-4 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). These were the largest and fastest steam passenger …

Aug 16, 2013 · The C62 is the biggest and fastest passenger steam locomotive Japan has ever built for its Cape gage railroad network (we shall revise that Cape gage is 3 ft. 6 in., …

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 …

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, …

JNR Trains C62 is the biggest and the most powerful steam locomotive in Japan. This "C62 2" is often called "Swallow Angel" because of the swallow emblems on both sides of the deflectors.

Aug 8, 2021 · Here, in static preservation, is steam locomotive C62 17, the world's fastest narrow gauge locomotive. It sped into the record books on 15-Dec-1954, clocking a speed of 129km/h …

The Class C62 was designed for Limited Express and Express trains on major lines. It had the biggest driving wheels among all steam locomotives in Japan. It was one of the first two steam …