TEXTAINER CAPITAL CORPORATION
                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                             San Francisco, CA 94108


May 14, 1999


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  we are
submitting  herewith for filing on behalf of Textainer Equipment Income Fund VI,
L.P. (the "Company") the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the First
Quarter ended March 31, 1999.

This filing is being effected by direct  transmission to the Commission's  EDGAR
System.

Sincerely,

Nadine Forsman
Controller
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington DC 20549



                                    FORM 10-Q



                 QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999


                         Commission file number 0-22337


                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                     A California Limited Partnership 
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


           California                                             94-3220152
  (State or other jurisdiction                                  (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                             San Francisco, CA 94108
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)

                                 (415) 434-0551
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes [X] No [ ]





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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarter Ended March 31, 1999

Table of Contents
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Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - March 31, 1999 (unaudited)
          and December 31, 1998.............................................................................    3


          Statements of Earnings for the three months
          ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited).........................................................    4


          Statements of Partners' Capital for the three months
          ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited).........................................................    5


          Statements of Cash Flows for the three months
          ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited).........................................................    6


          Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited).........................................................    8


Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          and Results of Operations.........................................................................   12



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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Balance Sheets

March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998
(Amounts in thousands)
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                                                                        1999                    1998
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                     (unaudited)
<S>                                                             <C>                     <C>
Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated                                              
      depreciation of $6,361 (1998:  $5,872)                     $          26,891       $         27,435
Cash                                                                           361                    274
Accounts receivable, net of allowance                                                       
      for doubtful accounts of $99 (1998:  $70)                              1,084                  1,188
 Due from affiliates, net (note 5)                                             106                    221
 Prepaid expenses                                                                5                      8
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

                                                                 $          28,447       $         29,126
                                                                   ================        ===============
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                           $             193       $            176
      Accrued liabilities                                                      108                    117
      Accrued recovery costs (note 2)                                           65                     60
      Accrued damage protection plan costs (note 3)                            134                    124
      Deferred quarterly distributions                                          41                     42
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

          Total liabilities                                                    541                    519
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

Partners' capital:
      General partners                                                           -                      -
      Limited partners                                                      27,906                 28,607
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

          Total partners' capital                                           27,906                 28,607
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------


                                                                 $          28,447       $         29,126
                                                                   ================        ===============


See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Earnings

For the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 
(Amounts in thousands  except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
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                                                                     1999                   1998
                                                                ----------------       ---------------
<S>                                                             <C>                   <C>    
Rental income                                                       $     1,297           $     1,575
                                                                ----------------       ---------------
Costs and expenses:
    Direct container expenses                                               425                   298
    Bad debt expense                                                         28                    53
    Depreciation                                                            499                   500
    Professional fees                                                        10                     9
    Management fees to affiliates (note 5)                                  122                   152
    General and administrative costs to affiliates (note 5)                  90                   102
    Other general and administrative costs                                   12                    13
                                                                ----------------       ---------------

                                                                          1,186                 1,127
                                                                ----------------       ---------------

    Income from operations                                                  111                   448
                                                                ----------------       ---------------

Other income:
    Interest income, net                                                      5                     3
    Gain on sale of containers                                                4                    14
                                                                ----------------       ---------------

                                                                              9                    17
                                                                ----------------       ---------------

    Net earnings                                                    $       120           $       465
                                                                ================       ===============

Allocation of net earnings (note 5):
    General partners                                                $        81           $        44
    Limited partners                                                         39                   421
                                                                ----------------       ---------------

                                                                    $       120           $       465
                                                                ================       ===============

Limited partners' per unit share of
    net earnings                                                    $      0.02           $      0.23
                                                                ================       ===============

Limited partners' per unit share
    of distributions                                                $      0.40           $      0.45
                                                                ================       ===============

Weighted average number of limited
    partnership units outstanding                                     1,848,397             1,848,397
                                                                ================       ===============

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Partners' Capital

For the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                                    Partners' Capital
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  General             Limited                  Total
                                                                ------------       ---------------         ---------------
<S>                                                             <C>                 <C>                     <C>
Balances at January 1, 1998                                          $ (682)             $ 31,094                $ 30,412

Distributions                                                           (92)                 (832)                   (924)

Net earnings                                                             44                   421                     465
                                                                ------------       ---------------         ---------------

Balances at March 31, 1998                                           $ (730)             $ 30,683                $ 29,953
                                                                ============       ===============         ===============

Balances at January 1, 1999                                          $    -              $ 28,607                $ 28,607

Distributions                                                           (81)                 (740)                   (821)

Net earnings                                                             81                    39                     120
                                                                ------------       ---------------         ---------------

Balances at March 31, 1999                                           $    -              $ 27,906                $ 27,906
                                                                ============       ===============         ===============


See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Statements of Cash Flows

For the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                             1999                    1998
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------
<S>                                                                     <C>                     <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings                                                          $          120          $          465
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
       net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation                                                               499                     500
         Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts                                 29                      53
         Gain on sale of containers                                                  (4)                    (14)
         (Increase) decrease in assets:
             Accounts receivable                                                     75                     212
             Due from affiliates, net                                               112                    (100)
             Prepaid expenses                                                         3                      (2)
         Increase in liabilities:
             Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                 8                      18
             Accrued recovery costs                                                   5                       5
             Accrued damage protection plan costs                                    10                       5
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

             Net cash provided by operating activities                              857                   1,142
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of containers                                                  51                      28
   Container purchases                                                                -                      (4)
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

             Net cash provided by investing activities                               51                      24
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Distributions to partners                                                       (821)                   (966)
   Repayments of  borrowings from affiliates                                          -                     (29)
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

              Net cash used in financing activities                                (821)                   (995)
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

Net increase in cash                                                                 87                     171

Cash at beginning of period                                                         274                     111
                                                                        ----------------        ----------------

Cash at end of period                                                    $          361          $          282
                                                                        ================        ================

Interest paid during the period                                          $            -          $            1
                                                                        ================        ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)


Statements Of Cash Flows--Continued

For the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Supplemental Disclosures:

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, proceeds from
sale of  containers  and  distributions  to partners  which had not been paid or
received by the Partnership as of March 31, 1999 and 1998, and December 31, 1998
and 1997,  resulting  in  differences  in amounts  recorded  and amounts of cash
disbursed or received by the  Partnership,  as shown in the  Statements  of Cash
Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.

                                                                          Mar. 31    Dec. 31     Mar. 31    Dec. 31
                                                                             1999       1998        1998       1997
                                                                          -------    -------     -------    -------
<S>                                                                       <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>
Container purchases included in:
     Due to affiliates.....................................................   $ -        $ -        $  -       $  1

Proceeds from sale of containers included in:
     Due from affiliates...................................................    39         41          41         13

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates.....................................................    27         26          51         91
     Deferred quarterly distributions......................................    41         42          56         58

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, proceeds from
sale of containers and distributions to partners recorded by the Partnership and
the amounts  paid or received as shown in the  Statements  of Cash Flows for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.

                                                                                         1999          1998
                                                                                         ----          ----

Container purchases recorded................................................             $  -          $  3
Container purchases paid....................................................                -             4

Proceeds from sale of containers recorded...................................               49            56
Proceeds from sale of containers received...................................               51            28

Distributions to partners declared..........................................              821           924
Distributions to partners paid..............................................              821           966

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
(a California Limited Partnership)

Notes To Financial Statements

For the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 
(Amounts in thousands  except for unit and per unit amounts) 
(unaudited)
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Note 1.   General

      Textainer  Equipment Income Fund VI, L.P. (the Partnership),  a California
      limited  partnership  with a maximum life of 21 years, was formed in 1995.
      The Partnership  owns a fleet of intermodal  marine cargo containers which
      are leased to international shipping lines.

      The accompanying  interim comparative  financial  statements have not been
      audited by an independent  public  accountant.  However,  all  adjustments
      (which  were only  normal and  recurring  adjustments)  which are,  in the
      opinion of management,  necessary to fairly present the financial position
      of the  Partnership  as of March 31, 1999 and December  31, 1998,  and the
      results of its operations, changes in partners' capital and cash flows for
      the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, have been made.

      The financial  information  presented herein should be read in conjunction
      with  the  audited  financial  statements  and  other  accompanying  notes
      included in the Partnership's  annual audited  financial  statements as of
      December 31, 1998, in the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K.

      Certain   estimates  and  assumptions  were  made  by  the   Partnership's
      management that affect the reported  amounts of assets and liabilities and
      disclosures  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at the  date of the
      financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts of revenue and  expenses
      during the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could  differ  from those
      estimates.

      Certain  reclassifications,  not affecting net earnings, have been made to
      prior year  amounts in order to  conform to the 1999  financial  statement
      presentation.

Note 2.   Recovery Costs

      The Partnership  accrues an estimate for recovery costs that it expects to
      incur,  as a result of defaults  under its leases,  which are in excess of
      estimated insurance proceeds. At March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, the
      amounts accrued were $65 and $60, respectively.

Note 3.   Damage Protection Plan

      The  Partnership  offers a Damage  Protection Plan (DPP) to lessees of its
      containers.  Under  the terms of DPP,  the  Partnership  earns  additional
      revenues  on a daily  basis  and,  in return,  has agreed to bear  certain
      repair costs.  It is the  Partnership's  policy to recognize  revenue when
      earned  and to  provide a reserve  sufficient  to cover the  Partnership's
      obligation for estimated future repair costs. DPP expenses are included in
      direct container expenses in the Statements of Earnings,  and at March 31,
      1999 and  December  31,  1998,  the related  reserves  were $134 and $124,
      respectively.

Note 4.   Acquisition of Containers

      The Partnership did not purchase  containers during the three-month period
      ended March 31, 1999. During the three-month  period ended March 31, 1998,
      the Partnership purchased containers with a cost of $3.

Note 5.   Transactions with Affiliates

      Textainer Capital Corporation (TCC) is the managing general partner of the
      Partnership.  Textainer  Equipment  Management Limited (TEM) and Textainer
      Limited (TL) are the associate  general partners of the  Partnership.  The
      managing  general partner and associate  general partners are collectively
      referred to as the General Partners. The General Partners also act in this
      capacity  for other  limited  partnerships.  Prior to its  liquidation  in
      October  1998,  Textainer  Acquisition  Services  Limited  (TAS), a former
      affiliate  of the  General  Partners,  performed  services  related to the
      acquisition  of  containers  outside  the  United  States on behalf of the
      Partnership.  Effective  November 1998, these services are being performed
      by TEM.  The General Partners  manage  and  control  the  affairs  of  the
      Partnership.

      In accordance with the Partnership  Agreement,  net earnings or losses and
      distributions  are generally  allocated  9.5% to the General  Partners and
      90.5% to the Limited Partners.  If the allocation of distributions exceeds
      the  allocation  of net  earnings  and  creates  a  deficit  in a  General
      Partner's  capital  account,  the  Partnership  Agreement  provides  for a
      special allocation of gross income equal to the amount of the deficit.

      As part of the operation of the Partnership,  the Partnership is to pay to
      the General Partners an equipment  management fee, an incentive management
      fee and an equipment  liquidation fee. These fees are for various services
      provided in  connection  with the  administration  and  management  of the
      Partnership.  The Partnership incurred $31 and $38 of incentive management
      fees  during  the  three-month  periods  ended  March  31,  1999 and 1998,
      respectively.  No  equipment  liquidation  fees  were  incurred  in  these
      periods.

      The  Partnership's  containers are managed by TEM. In its role as manager,
      TEM has authority to acquire, hold, manage, lease, sell and dispose of the
      Partnership's  containers.  TEM holds, for the payment of direct operating
      expenses, a reserve of cash that has been collected from container leasing
      operations;  such cash is included in the amount due from affiliates,  net
      at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998.

      Subject to certain reductions, TEM receives a monthly equipment management
      fee equal to 7% of gross revenues  attributable to operating leases and 2%
      of gross  revenues  attributable  to full  payout net  leases.  During the
      three-month  periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, these fees totaled $91
      and $114, respectively. The Partnership's container fleet is leased by TEM
      to third party  lessees on operating  master  leases,  spot  leases,  term
      leases and direct finance  leases.  The majority of the container fleet is
      leased under  operating  master  leases with limited terms and no purchase
      option.

      Certain  indirect  general  and  administrative  costs  such as  salaries,
      employee  benefits,   taxes  and  insurance  are  incurred  in  performing
      administrative  services  necessary to the  operation of the  Partnership.
      These  costs  are  incurred   and  paid  by  TCC  and  TEM.   General  and
      administrative  costs  allocated  to the  Partnership  in the  three-month
      periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 were as follows:

                                                       1999       1998
                                                       ----       ----

               Salaries                               $  48       $ 49
               Other                                     42         53
                                                       ----       ----
                 Total general and
                    administrative costs              $  90       $102
                                                       ====       ====
      TEM allocates these general and administrative costs based on the ratio of
      the  Partnership's  interest  in  the  managed  containers  to  the  total
      container  fleet  managed by TEM during the period.  TCC  allocates  these
      costs  based on the  ratio of the  Partnership's  containers  to the total
      container  fleet of all limited  partnerships  managed by TCC. The General
      Partners allocated the following general and  administrative  costs to the
      Partnership in the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998:

                                                       1999        1998
                                                       ----        ----

               TEM                                    $  81       $  93
               TCC                                        9           9
                                                       ----        ----
                 Total general and
                    administrative costs              $  90       $ 102
                                                       ====        ====

      The General Partners or TAS, through October 1998, may acquire  containers
      in their own name and hold title on a  temporary  basis for the purpose of
      facilitating the acquisition of such containers for the  Partnership.  The
      containers may then be resold to the Partnership on an all-cash basis at a
      price equal to the actual cost, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.

      At March 31, 1999 and  December  31,  1998,  due from  affiliates  net, is
      comprised of:

                                                            1999            1998
                                                            ----            ----
               Due from affiliates:
                 Due from TEM................               $140            $251
                                                            ----            ----

               Due to affiliates:
                 Due to TCC..................                  7               4
                 Due to TL...................                 27              26
                                                            ----            ----
                                                              34              30
                                                            ----            ----

               Due from affiliates, net                     $106            $221
                                                            ====            ====

      These amounts  receivable  from and payable to affiliates were incurred in
      the ordinary course of business between the Partnership and its affiliates
      and represent timing differences in the accrual and remittance of expenses
      and fees  described  above and in the accrual and remittance of net rental
      revenues and sales proceeds from TEM.

      It is the policy of the  Partnership  and the  General  Partners to charge
      interest on amounts due to the General  Partners which are outstanding for
      more than one  month,  to the  extent  such  balances  relate to loans for
      container  purchases.  Interest is charged at a rate not greater  than the
      General  Partners'  or  affiliates'  own cost of  funds.  The  Partnership
      incurred $1 of interest expense on amounts due to the General Partners for
      the three-month period ended March 31, 1998. There was no interest expense
      incurred on amounts due to the General Partners for the three-month period
      ended March 31, 1999.

Note 6.   Rentals Under Long-Term Operating Leases

      The following are the future  minimum rent  receivables  under  cancelable
      long-term  operating  leases at March 31,  1999.  Although  the leases are
      generally  cancelable  at  the  end of  each  twelve-month  period  with a
      penalty,  the  following  schedule  assumes  that the  leases  will not be
      terminated.

                 Year ending March 31:

                 2000.............................................         $  44
                 2001.............................................            29
                 2002.............................................            29
                 2003.............................................            16
                                                                            ----

                 Total minimum future rentals receivable..........         $ 118
                                                                            ====

Note 7.   Container Rental Equipment

      New  container  prices have been  declining  since  1995,  and the cost of
      purchasing  new  containers at year-end 1998 and the first quarter of 1999
      was significantly  less than the cost of containers  purchased in the last
      several years.  The  Partnership has evaluated the  recoverability  of the
      recorded  amount of  container  rental  equipment  and  determined  that a
      reduction to the carrying value of the containers was not required  during
      the three-month period ended March 31, 1999.

Note 8.   Readiness for Year 2000

      Many computer  systems may experience  difficulty  processing dates beyond
      the year 1999; as a  consequence,  some computer  hardware and software at
      many companies will need to be modified or replaced prior to the year 2000
      in order to remain functional. The Partnership relies on the financial and
      operating systems provided by the General Partners;  these systems include
      both information technology systems as well as non-information  technology
      systems.  There can be no assurance  that issues  related to the Year 2000
      will not have a material  impact on the  financial  condition,  results of
      operations or cash flows of the Partnership.

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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
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The Financial  Statements contain  information,  which will assist in evaluating
the financial  condition of the Partnership  for the  three-month  periods ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998.  Please  refer to the  Financial  Statements  and Notes
thereto in connection with the following discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

From May 10,  1996  until  April  30,  1997,  the  Partnership  offered  limited
partnership  interests  to the  public.  The  Partnership  received  its minimum
subscription  amount of $1,100 on June 17,  1996,  and raised a total of $36,968
from the offering.

From time to time, the Partnership will redeem units from limited partners for a
specified  redemption  value,  which  is  set  by  formula.  Up  to  2%  of  the
Partnership's outstanding units may be redeemed each year, although the 2% limit
may be exceeded at the managing general  partner's  discretion.  All redemptions
are subject to the managing  general  partner's  good faith  determination  that
payment for the redeemed units will not (i) cause the Partnership to be taxed as
a  corporation,  (ii) impair the capital or  operations of the  Partnership,  or
(iii) impair the ability of the Partnership to pay  distributions  in accordance
with its distribution policy. Since inception,  the Partnership has not redeemed
any units.

The Partnership  invests working capital and cash flow from operations  prior to
its  distribution  to  the  partners  in  short-term,  liquid  investments.  The
Partnership's  cash is  affected  by  cash  provided  by or  used in  operating,
investing and financing  activities.  These  activities  are discussed in detail
below.

During the  three-month  period ended March 31, 1999, the  Partnership  declared
cash  distributions to limited  partners  pertaining to the period from December
1998 through February 1999, in the amount of $740. These distributions represent
an  annualized  return  of 8% on  each  unit.  On a cash  basis,  all  of  these
distributions were from operations. On a GAAP basis, $701 of these distributions
was a return of capital and the balance was from net  earnings.  Beginning  with
cash  distributions  to limited  partners  for the month of March 1999,  payable
April 1999, the Partnership will make  distributions at an annualized rate of 6%
on each unit. This decision to reduce the Partnership  distribution  rate is the
result of current market conditions, which are discussed in detail below.

At March 31, 1999, the Partnership had no commitments to purchase containers.

Net cash provided by operating  activities  for the  three-month  periods ending
March 31, 1999 and 1998,  was $857 and  $1,142,  respectively.  The  decrease of
$285, or 25%, is primarily attributable to the decrease in net earnings adjusted
for non-cash  transactions  and fluctuations in accounts  receivable,  partially
offset by the fluctuation in due from  affiliates,  net. Net earnings,  adjusted
for  non-cash  transactions  decreased  primarily  due to the decrease in rental
income and the increase in direct container  expenses,  which are discussed more
fully in "Results of Operations". The decrease in accounts receivable of $75 for
the three-month  period ended March 31, 1999 was primarily due to the decline in
rental income and was partially offset by an increase in the average  collection
period of accounts receivable.  For the three-month period ended March 31, 1998,
accounts  receivable  decreased  $212 primarily due to a decrease in the average
collection  period  of  accounts   receivable.   The  fluctuation  in  due  from
affiliates,  net resulted from the timing differences in payment of expenses and
fees and in the remittance of net rental  revenues from TEM.  Additionally,  the
Partnership believes that cash flow from operating activities may continue to be
adversely affected by increased repositioning costs during 1999. The reasons for
these higher costs are discussed under "Results of Operations".

For the three-month periods ending March 31, 1999 and 1998, net cash provided by
investing  activities  (the  purchase and sale of  containers)  was $51 and $24,
respectively.  The increase of $27 is primarily  due to the increase in proceeds
from  container  sales in 1999 which  resulted  from timing  differences  in the
remittance of sales proceeds,  partially offset by lower average sales price per
container  for the  three-month  period  ended  March 31,  1999  compared to the
equivalent period in 1998.

From  time to time,  the  Partnership  will  sell  some of its  containers  and,
consistent with its investment  objectives,  the Partnership intends to continue
to  reinvest  available  cash from  operations  as well as all or a  significant
amount of proceeds from container sales in additional  containers.  However, the
number of additional containers purchased may not equal the number of containers
sold as new  container  prices  are  likely to be  greater  than  proceeds  from
container sales.  Current market  conditions are expected to continue to have an
adverse  effect on the amount of cash provided by  operations  that is available
for additional container purchases, which has resulted in lower than anticipated
reinvestment  in  containers.  Market  conditions are discussed more fully under
"Results of Operations".

Results of Operations

The  Partnership's  income from operations,  which consists  primarily of rental
income, container depreciation,  direct container expenses, management fees, and
reimbursement of administrative expenses was directly related to the size of the
container fleet during the three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, as
well as certain other factors as discussed  below. The following is a summary of
the container fleet (in units) available for lease during those periods:

                                                               1999         1998
                                                               ----         ----

                 Beginning container fleet...............     10,718      10,728
                 Ending container fleet..................     10,702      10,712
                 Average container fleet.................     10,710      10,720

Rental income and direct container expenses are also affected by the utilization
of the container  fleet,  which was 75% and 85% during the  three-month  periods
ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. This decline in utilization, caused
by lower demand, had a significant  adverse effect on rental income as discussed
below. In addition,  rental income is affected by daily rental rates and leasing
incentives.

The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.

The  Partnership's  income from  operations for the  three-month  periods ending
March 31,  1999 and 1998 was $111 and $448,  respectively,  on rental  income of
$1,297 and $1,575, respectively.  The decrease in rental income of $278, or 18%,
from the  three-month  period ended March 31, 1998 to the  comparable  period in
1999 was primarily  attributable to a decrease in income from container rentals,
the major component of total revenue,  which  decreased $225, or 16%,  primarily
due to decreases in the average  on-hire  utilization  of 12% and average rental
rates of 6%, offset by a decrease in leasing  incentives of 20%. The declines in
utilization  and rental  rates,  which are  discussed  below,  had a significant
adverse effect on rental income.

The decline in rental rates from the three-month  period ended March 31, 1998 to
the  equivalent  period  in  1999  was  primarily  due to  historically  low new
container  prices and lower demand for leased  containers.  The lower demand was
also principally responsible for the decline in utilization from the three-month
period ended March 31, 1998 to the equivalent  period in 1999.  Demand decreased
primarily due to the growth of the trade imbalance with Asia as the weakening of
many Asian currencies in 1998 resulted in significant  increases in exports from
Asia to North  America and Europe and  corresponding  decreases  in imports into
Asia from North  America and Europe.  This trade  imbalance has created a strong
demand for  containers in Asia and a weak demand for containers in North America
and Europe.  While this imbalance resulted in the decline in leasing incentives,
it has also  contributed  to the  further  declines in average  utilization  and
rental rates for the  Partnership  during 1998 and 1999. This imbalance has also
resulted in an unusually  high build-up of containers in lower demand  locations
during 1998 and the first quarter of 1999.

In an effort to improve utilization and to alleviate the container build-up, the
General Partners have repositioned  newer containers to higher demand locations.
The General  Partners plan to continue  this  repositioning  effort  despite the
continuing  decline in  utilization in 1999, as they believe that the decline in
the Partnership's  utilization  during the first quarter of 1999 would have been
even greater had  containers not been  repositioned.  The  Partnership  incurred
increased direct  container  expenses in 1998 and the first quarter of 1999 as a
result of  repositioning  containers  from  these  lower  demand  locations  and
anticipates continuing to incur additional direct container costs as it sustains
its repositioning efforts.

Losses have recently been incurred on the sale of certain  containers managed by
TEM. The decision to sell a container is based on the current  expectation  that
the  economic  benefit of selling the  containers  and using the  related  sales
proceeds to purchase new containers in high demand locations is greater than the
economic  benefit  of  continuing  to own the  container.  The  majority  of the
containers sold by TEM were older containers as the expected economic benefit of
continuing to own these  containers  was  significantly  less than that of newer
containers  primarily due to their shorter  remaining  marine life and the lower
demand for leased  containers due to the shipping lines'  preference for leasing
newer  containers.  Until market conditions  improve,  the Partnership may incur
losses on the sale of certain  containers.  Should the sale of these  containers
turn out to be  permanent,  the  Partnership  may be required  to  increase  its
depreciation rate for container rental equipment.

For the near term,  the  General  Partners do not  foresee  material  changes in
existing  market  conditions and caution that both  utilization  and lease rates
could further decline, adversely affecting the Partnership's operating results.

Substantially  all of the  Partnership's  rental income was  generated  from the
leasing of the Partnership's containers under short-term operating leases.

The  balance of other  rental  income  consists  of other  lease-related  items,
primarily  income from charges to lessees for dropping off containers in surplus
locations less credits  granted to lessees for leasing  containers  from surplus
locations  (location  income),  income from  charges to lessees for handling and
returning  containers (handling income) and income from charges to lessees for a
Damage  Protection Plan (DPP). For the three-month  period ended March 31, 1999,
the total of these other  rental  income  items was $134, a decrease of $53 from
the equivalent period in 1998. Other income decreased primarily due to decreases
in location and handling  income of $37 and $24,  respectively.  Location income
decreased due to a decrease in charges to lessees for dropping off containers in
certain locations and due to an increase in credits given to lessees for picking
up containers from certain locations. Handling income decreased primarily due to
decreases in container  movement during the three-month  period ending March 31,
1999 compared to the equivalent period in 1998.

Direct container  expenses  increased $127, or 43%, from the three-month  period
ended  March  31,  1998 to the  equivalent  period  in 1999.  The  increase  was
primarily due to increases in repositioning and storage expenses of $95 and $69,
respectively.  Repositioning expense increased due to increases in the number of
containers being repositioned and the average  repositioning cost per container,
due to the containers being transported over greater distances.  Storage expense
increased due to the decrease in average  utilization  noted above and due to an
increase in the average storage cost per container during the three-month period
ended March 31, 1999 compared to the equivalent period in 1998.

Bad debt expense decreased $25, or 47%, from the three-month  period ended March
31, 1998 to the  comparable  period in 1999,  primarily due to the resolution of
payment issues with one lessee.

Depreciation  expense was comparable between the three-month periods ended March
31, 1999 and 1998 at $499 and $500, respectively.

Management fees to affiliates decreased $30, or 20%, from the three-month period
ended March 31,  1998 to the  equivalent  period in 1999,  due to  decreases  in
equipment and incentive  management fees.  Equipment  management fees, which are
based on gross revenue,  decreased due to the decline in rental income, and were
approximately 7% of gross revenue for both  three-month  periods ended March 31,
1999 and 1998.  Incentive  management fees, which are based on the Partnership's
limited and general partner  distributions and partners' capital,  decreased due
to the decrease in the limited partner distribution  percentage from 9% to 8% in
July 1998.

General and administrative  costs to affiliates  decreased $12, or 12%, from the
three-month  period ended March 31, 1998 to the comparable period in 1999 due to
a decrease in the allocation of overhead costs from TEM.

Other income  decreased $8, or 47%, from the three-month  period ended March 31,
1998 to the comparable period in 1999, primarily due to the $10 decrease in gain
on sale of containers.

Net earnings per limited partnership unit decreased from $0.23 to $0.02 from the
three-month  period  ending  March 31,  1998 to the  equivalent  period in 1999,
respectively,  reflecting  the  decrease in net  earnings  allocated  to limited
partners from $421 to $39, for the same periods.

Although  substantially  all of the  Partnership's  income  from  operations  is
derived from assets employed in foreign operations, virtually all of this income
is  denominated  in United  States  dollars.  The  Partnership's  customers  are
international  shipping  lines  which  transport  goods on  international  trade
routes.  The  domicile  of the lessee is not  indicative  of where the lessee is
transporting  the  containers.  The  Partnership's  business risk in its foreign
operations lies with the  creditworthiness of the lessees, and the Partnership's
ability to keep its containers under lease,  rather than the geographic location
of the  containers or the domicile of the lessees.  The containers are generally
operated on the international high seas rather than on domestic  waterways.  The
containers are subject to the risk of war or other political, economic or social
occurrence  where  the  containers  are used,  which  may  result in the loss of
containers,  which,  in turn,  may have a material  impact on the  Partnership's
results of operations  and  financial  condition.  The General  Partners are not
aware of any conditions as of March 31, 1999,  which would result in such a risk
materializing.

Other risks of the Partnership's  leasing  operations include  competition,  the
cost of  repositioning  containers  after  they come  off-lease,  the risk of an
uninsured  loss,  increases in maintenance  expenses or other costs of operating
the  containers,  and the effect of world trade,  industry trends and/or general
business and economic cycles on the Partnership's operations. See "Risk Factors"
in the Partnership's Prospectus, as supplemented,  for additional information on
risks of the Partnership's business.

Readiness for Year 2000

Many computer systems may experience difficulty processing dates beyond the year
1999; as a  consequence,  some computer  hardware and software at many companies
will need to be modified  or replaced  prior to the year 2000 in order to remain
functional.  The  Partnership  relies on the  financial  and  operating  systems
provided  by the  General  Partners;  these  systems  include  both  information
technology (IT) systems as well as non-information  technology (non-IT) systems.
For  IT  and   non-IT   systems   developed   by   independent   third   parties
(externally-developed)  the General Partners have obtained  representations from
their vendors and suppliers  that these systems are Year 2000 compliant and have
internally tested mission critical systems as operational.  The General Partners
have  reviewed  all  internally-developed  IT and non-IT  systems  for Year 2000
issues and  identified  certain of these systems which  required  revision.  The
General  Partners have  completed  the revision and testing of these  identified
systems, and these revised systems are now operational.

The cost of the revisions and testing  relating to these systems was incurred by
TEM and a  portion  of the  cost was  allocated  to the  Partnership  as part of
general and  administrative  costs  allocated from TEM in 1998.  While Year 2000
remediation costs were not specifically  identified,  it is estimated that total
Year 2000 related  expenses  included in allocated  overhead  from TEM were less
than $10. The Partnership and the General  Partners do not anticipate  incurring
significant  additional  remediation costs related to the Year 2000 issue during
1999. There has been no material effect on the Partnership's financial condition
and results of operations as a result of TEM's delay in routine systems projects
as a result of Year 2000 remediation.

As noted  above,  Year 2000  compliance  testing was  undertaken  by the General
Partners  on  both  externally-  and  internally-developed   systems.   Standard
transactions  were  processed  under  simulated  operating  conditions for dates
crossing  over  January  1, 2000 as well as for  other  critical  dates  such as
February 29, 2000. In the standard  business  scenarios  tested,  the identified
systems  appeared  to  function  correctly.   Under  nonstandard  conditions  or
unforeseen  scenarios,  the results may be  different.  Therefore,  these tests,
regardless of how  carefully  they were  conducted,  cannot  guarantee  that the
General  Partners'  systems  will  function  without  error in the Year 2000 and
beyond.  If these  systems  are not  operational  in the Year 2000,  the General
Partners have determined that they can operate manually for approximately two to
three months while correcting the system problems before  experiencing  material
adverse  effects on the  Partnership's  and the General  Partners'  business and
results of operations.  However,  shifting  portions of the daily  operations to
manual  processes  may result in time  delays and  increased  processing  costs.
Additionally,  the Partnership  and General  Partners may not be able to provide
lessees  with timely and  pertinent  information,  which may  negatively  affect
customer  relations and lead to the potential  loss of lessees,  even though the
immediate  monetary  consequences  of this  would  be  limited  by the  standard
Partnership lease agreements between the lessees and the Partnership.

The Partnership and the General Partners are also continuing their assessment of
Year 2000  issues  with third  parties,  comprised  of  lessees,  manufacturers,
depots,  and other  vendors and  suppliers,  with whom the  Partnership  and the
General  Partners  have  a  material  business   relationship  (Third  Parties).
Currently,   the  Partnership  and  the  General  Partners  believe  that  if  a
significant  portion of its lessees is non-compliant for a substantial length of
time, the Partnership's  operations and financial  condition would be materially
adversely  affected.  Non-compliance  by other Third  Parties is not expected to
have a material effect on the Partnership's  results of operations and financial
condition.  The General  Partners  have sent  letters to lessees and other Third
Parties  requesting  representations  on their Year 2000 readiness.  The General
Partners have  received  responses to 83% of the letters sent with all but seven
respondents  representing  that  they  are  or  will  be  Year  2000  compliant.
Non-compliance  by these seven  respondents  is not  expected to have a material
adverse  effect on the  Partnership's  operations  or financial  condition.  The
General  Partners  are  continuing  to follow up with  non-respondents  and will
continue to identify  additional  Third Parties whose Year 2000 readiness should
be assessed.  As this  assessment has not been completed,  the General  Partners
have not yet assumed that a lack of response means that any non-responding Third
Parties will not be Year 2000 compliant.

Nevertheless,  the  Partnership and the General  Partners  believe that they are
likely to encounter Year 2000 problems with certain Third Parties,  particularly
those  with  significant  operations  within  countries  that  are not  actively
promoting  correction of Year 2000 issues.  Possible  consequences  of Year 2000
non-compliance  among Third Parties  include,  but are not limited to, (i) TEM's
inability  to  provide  service to certain  areas of the world,  (ii)  delays in
container  movement,  (iii)  payment  and  collection  difficulties,   and  (iv)
invoicing errors due to late reporting of transactions.  These types of problems
could  result in  additional  operating  costs and loss of lessee  business.  As
discussed  above,  the General  Partners are prepared to shift portions of their
daily operations to manual processes in the event of Third Party non-compliance.
With respect to manufacturers, vendors and other suppliers, the General Partners
would also  attempt  to find  alternate  sources  for goods and  services.  With
respect to depots and agents who handle,  inspect or repair  containers,  if the
majority of the  computer  systems  and  networks  of TEM are  operational,  the
General Partners believe that they will be able to compensate manually for these
Third  Parties'  failures  (e.g.,  one field  office  performing  data entry for
another,  communication  with  depots  conducted  without  computers),  by using
temporary  personnel at additional cost.  Although costs will be incurred to pay
for the temporary  personnel,  the Partnership  and the General  Partners do not
expect these costs to be material to the  Partnership.  With respect to lessees'
non-compliance,   the  General  Partners  would  compensate  for  communications
failures  manually.  If a  lessee's  noncompliance  is broad  enough to  disrupt
significantly  the  operations of its shipping  business,  the resulting loss of
revenue could result in the lessee renting fewer containers. The Partnership and
the  General  Partners  are unable to  estimate  the  financial  impact of these
problems,  but to the extent that lessee's  problems result in weakening  demand
for  containers,  the  Partnership's  results  of  operations  would  likely  be
adversely  affected.  If Year 2000  problems  result  in delays in  collections,
either  because of the additional  time required to communicate  with lessees or
because of  lessees'  loss of  revenues,  the  Partnership's  cash flow could be
affected and distributions to general and limited partners could be reduced. The
Partnership  and the General  Partners  believe that these risks are inherent in
the industry and are not specific to the Partnership or General Partners.

Forward Looking Statements and Other Risk Factors Relating to the Year 2000

The foregoing analysis of Year 2000 issues includes  forward-looking  statements
and  predictions  about  possible or future  events,  results of operations  and
financial condition. As such, this analysis may prove to be inaccurate,  because
of the  assumptions  made by the  Partnership  and the  General  Partners or the
actual development of future events. No assurance can be given that any of these
forward-looking  statements and predictions  will ultimately prove to be correct
or  even  substantially  correct.  Some  of the  risks  relating  to  Year  2000
compliance are described above. In addition,  in analyzing Year 2000 issues, the
Partnership and the General Partners have assumed that the infrastructure of the
United States and most other  countries,  including  ports and customs,  remains
intact.  If the  infrastructure  of one or  more  countries  were to  fail,  the
resulting  business  disruption  would  likely  have an  adverse  effect  on the
Partnership and the General  Partners.  The Partnership and General Partners are
unable to determine a reasonably  likely worst case  scenario in the event of an
infrastructure failure or failures.

Various  other risks and  uncertainties  could also affect the  Partnership  and
could affect the Year 2000 analysis, causing the effect on the Partnership to be
more severe than discussed above. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, the following.  The Partnerships' and the General Partners' Year
2000 compliance testing cannot guarantee that all computer systems will function
without error beyond the Year 2000. Tests were only conducted of normal business
scenarios, and no independent verification or testing was used. Risks also exist
with respect to Year 2000 compliance by Third Parties,  such as the risk that an
external  party,  who may have no  relationship  to the  Partnership  or General
Partners, but who has a significant relationship with one or more Third Parties,
may have a system failure that adversely  affects the  Partnership's  ability to
conduct  its  business.  While the  Partnership  and the  General  Partners  are
attempting  to identify such  external  parties,  no assurance can be given that
they will be able to do so. Furthermore, Third Parties with direct relationships
with the  Partnership,  whose systems have been  identified as likely to be Year
2000 compliant,  may suffer a breakdown due to unforeseen  circumstances.  It is
also possible that the information  collected by the General Partners from these
Third Parties regarding their compliance with Year 2000 issues may be incorrect.
Finally,  it should be noted that the  foregoing  discussion of Year 2000 issues
assumes that to the extent the General Partners' systems fail, either because of
unforeseen  complications  or because of Third  Parties'  failure,  switching to
manual  operations  will  allow the  Partnership  to  continue  to  conduct  its
business. While the Partnership and the General Partners believe this assumption
to be reasonable,  if it is incorrect,  the Partnership's  results of operations
would likely be adversely affected.






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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                                        A California Limited Partnership

                                        By Textainer Capital Corporation
                                        The Managing General Partner



                                        By _______________________________
                                           John R. Rhodes
                                           Executive Vice President


Date:  May 14, 1999

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Signature                                Title                                          Date


<S>                                      <C>                                           <C>
________________________                 Executive Vice President,                      May 14, 1999
John R. Rhodes                           (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary




________________________                 President (Principal Executive                 May 14, 1999
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                                        A California Limited Partnership

                                        By Textainer Capital Corporation
                                        The Managing General Partner



                                        By /s/John R. Rhodes              
                                          ________________________
                                          John R. Rhodes
                                          Executive Vice President


Date:   May 14, 1999


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Signature                                   Title                                             Date


<S>                                      <C>                                            <C>
/s/John R. Rhodes                        Executive Vice President,                      May 14, 1999
________________________
John R. Rhodes                           (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary



/s/John A. Maccarone                     President (Principal Executive                 May 14, 1999
________________________
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)



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