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.

C59_164 was manufactured at the Hitachi Co. it's manufactured number was 1999 during 1946, and it was active mainly on the Sanyo line Itozaki depot. After retirement of the Kure line, C59_164 was moved to Nara depot for safekeeping until Umekoji's opening day.

The larger C59 almost disappeared from the railroad scene. There were three last C59's (C59 161, 162 and 164) on the Kure line, Itozaki depot. And the withdrawal of the last C59 from Kure line electrification, took place during October 1970.

2016年9月2日 · 保存；京都府jr西日本「梅小路機関車館」；c59164 （最終走行距離=2,002,879㎞）

jr西日本 国鉄c59形蒸気機関車 c59-164 C59型是繼C53型之后的用于主幹線的客運機車。 從1941年到1947年在汽車會社、川崎、日立等公司共生產了173輛。

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”. These were reinforced by 73 more in 1946 and 1947 which became known as “post-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.

2014年8月10日 · 今回は鉄道省設計の幹線旅客用蒸機 C59形164号機 です。 C59 164号機 2014/8/10 梅小路蒸気機関車館. 164号機は瀬野八の補機経験もあるため、走行解放用の開錠装置が残されています。 以前にも書いていますが、幹線旅客用蒸機は 1930年代末 まで3シリンダーの C53形 が活躍していました。 C53形は低重心とスムーズな走行性能を持つものの、複雑な グレズリ-式弁装置 のため、故障等による年間の休車日数が他形式と較べ格段に多いという …