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


August 13, 1998


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 10Q for the Second
Quarter ended June 30, 1998.

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 10Q



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


                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998


                         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 10Q for the
Quarter Ended June 30, 1998

Table of Contents
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Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - June 30, 1998 (unaudited) and December 31, 1997..................................    3


          Statements of Earnings for the three and six months
          ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited)..........................................................    4


          Statements of Partners' Capital for the six months
          ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 (unaudited)..........................................................    5


          Statements of Cash Flows for the six months
          ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 (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

June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
(Amounts in thousands)
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                                                                              1998                 1997
                                                                          -------------        -------------
                                                                           (unaudited)
<S><C>                                                                  <C>                  <C>
Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated
       depreciation of $4,887 (1997:  $3,898)                           $       28,387       $       29,451
Cash                                                                               140                  111
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
       for doubtful accounts of $90 (1997:  $97)                                 1,403                1,399
Prepaid expenses                                                                    40                   56
                                                                          -------------        -------------
                                                                        $       29,970       $       31,017
                                                                          =============        =============

Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
       Accounts payable                                                 $           95       $          116
       Accrued liabilities                                                          89                   95
       Accrued recovery costs (note 2)                                              46                   34
       Accrued damage protection plan costs (note 3)                                82                   79
       Due to affiliates, net (note 5)                                              14                  223
       Deferred quarterly distributions                                             55                   58
                                                                          -------------        -------------
           Total liabilities                                                       381                  605
                                                                          -------------        -------------

Partners' capital:
       General partners                                                           (768)                (682)
       Limited partners                                                         30,357               31,094
                                                                          -------------        -------------
           Total partners' capital                                              29,589               30,412
                                                                          -------------        -------------
                                                                        $       29,970       $       31,017
                                                                          =============        =============

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 and six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997  
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
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                                                                    Three months     Three months       Six months       Six months
                                                                           Ended            Ended            Ended            Ended
                                                                   June 30, 1998    June 30, 1997    June 30, 1998    June 30, 1997
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
<S><C>                                                            <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>
Rental income                                                     $        1,540    $       1,309    $       3,165    $       2,608
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------

Costs and expenses:
       Direct container expenses                                             273              289              621              539
       Bad debt (benefit) expense                                            (60)              38               (7)              44
       Depreciation                                                          499              467              999              911
       Professional fees                                                      12               10               21               20
       Management fees to affiliates (note 5)                                146              129              298              253
       General administrative costs to affiliates (note 5)                    91               94              193              185
       Other general and administrative costs                                 23               16               36               29
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
                                                                             984            1,043            2,161            1,981
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
       Income from operations                                                556              266            1,004              627
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------

Other income (expense):
       Interest income (expense), net                                          5              (16)               8             (110)
       (Loss) gain on sale of containers                                      (2)              20               12               50
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
                                                                               3                4               20              (60)
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
       Net earnings                                               $          559    $         270    $       1,024    $         567
                                                                  ==============    =============    =============    =============

Allocation of net earnings (note 5):
       General partners                                           $           53    $          26    $          97    $          54
       Limited partners                                                      506              244              927              513
                                                                  --------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
                                                                  $          559    $         270    $       1,024    $         567
                                                                  ==============    =============    =============    =============

Limited partners' per unit share of
       net earnings                                               $         0.27    $        0.13    $        0.50    $        0.31
                                                                  ==============    =============    =============    =============

Limited partners' per unit share
       of distributions                                           $         0.45    $        0.43    $        0.90    $        0.87
                                                                  ==============    =============    =============    =============

Weighted average number of limited
       partnership units outstanding                                   1,848,397        1,848,397        1,848,397        1,653,576
                                                                  ==============    =============    =============    =============

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 six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                                  Partners' Capital
                                                               --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 General              Limited                Total
                                                               -------------       ---------------        -------------

<S><C>                                                      <C>                 <C>                    <C>           
Balances at January 1, 1997                                  $         (499)     $         21,930       $       21,431

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                           -                11,834               11,834

Syndication and offering costs                                            -                (1,065)              (1,065)

Distributions                                                          (158)               (1,434)              (1,592)

Net earnings                                                             54                   513                  567
                                                               -------------       ---------------        -------------

Balances at June 30, 1997                                    $         (603)     $         31,778       $       31,175
                                                               =============       ===============        =============

Balances at January 1, 1998                                  $         (682)     $         31,094       $       30,412

Distributions                                                          (183)               (1,664)              (1,847)

Net earnings                                                             97                   927                1,024
                                                               -------------       ---------------        -------------

Balances at June 30, 1998                                    $         (768)     $         30,357       $       29,589
                                                               =============       ===============        =============


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 six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                              1998                 1997
                                                                          -------------        -------------
<S><C>                                                                   <C>                  <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings                                                            $    1,024           $      567
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
       provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation                                                             999                  911
         (Decrease) increase in allowance for doubtful accounts                    (7)                  44
         Gain on sale of containers                                               (12)                 (50)
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
             Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable                             3                 (288)
             Decrease in prepaid expenses                                          16                   18
             (Decrease) increase in accounts payable and
             accrued liabilities                                                  (27)                 138
             Increase in accrued recovery costs                                    12                    7
             Increase in accrued damage protection plan costs                       3                    7
             Decrease in due to affiliates, net                                  (102)                 (71)
                                                                          -------------        -------------
             Net cash provided by operating activities                          1,909                1,283
                                                                          -------------        -------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of containers                                                66                  118
   Container purchases                                                             (6)              (1,894)
   Cash collateral deposit                                                          -                  991
                                                                          -------------        -------------
             Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                   60                 (785)
                                                                          -------------        -------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                                  -               11,971
   Distributions to partners                                                   (1,911)              (1,545)
   Syndication and offering costs                                                   -               (1,065)
   Repayments under revolving credit line                                           -               (8,780)
   Repayments of  borrowings from affiliates                                      (29)                   -
                                                                          -------------        -------------
              Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities              (1,940)                 581
                                                                          -------------        -------------

Net increase in cash                                                               29                1,079

Cash at beginning of period                                                       111                1,051
                                                                          -------------        -------------
Cash at end of period                                                      $      140           $    2,130
                                                                          =============        =============
Interest paid during the period                                            $        1           $      130
                                                                          =============        =============

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 six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997
(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  limited  partnership  units,  proceeds  from  sale of  containers  and
distributions to partners which had not been paid or received by the Partnership
as of June 30,  1998 and 1997,  and  December  31, 1997 and 1996,  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 six-month periods
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.

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                                                                          Jun. 30     Dec. 31    Jun. 30     Dec. 31
                                                                             1998        1997       1997        1996
                                                                          -------     -------    -------     -------
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Container purchases included in:
     Due to affiliates.................................................  $      -    $      1   $      3    $      2
     Container purchases payable.......................................         -           -        957          24

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units included in:
     Accounts receivable...............................................         -           -          -         137

Proceeds from sale of containers included in:
     Due from affiliates...............................................        29          13         12           1

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates.................................................        30          91         30          16
     Deferred quarterly distributions..................................        55          58         55          22

The following table summarizes the amounts of container purchases, proceeds from
the sale of limited  partnership  units,  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  six-month  periods
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.

                                                                                         1998          1997
                                                                                         ----          ----

Container purchases recorded................................................           $    5     $   2,828
Container purchases paid....................................................                6         1,894

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units recorded....................                -        11,834
Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units received....................                -        11,971

Proceeds from sale of containers recorded...................................               82           129
Proceeds from sale of containers received...................................               66           118

Distributions to partners declared..........................................            1,847         1,592
Distributions to partners paid..............................................            1,911         1,545

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 six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 
(Amounts in thousands except for 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 20 years, was formed in 1995.
      The  Partnership  owns  and  leases  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 June 30, 1998 and December  31,  1997,  and the
      results of its operations, changes in partners' capital and cash flows for
      the three- and six-month  periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,  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, 1997, in the Annual Report filed on Form 10K.

      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 to conform with 1998 financial statement presentation.

Note 2.   Recovery Costs

      The  Partnership  accrues an estimate  for  recovery  costs as a result of
      defaults under its leases that it expects to incur, which are in excess of
      estimated insurance proceeds.  At June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, the
      amounts accrued were $46 and $34, 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 June 30,
      1998  and  December  31,  1997,  the  related  reserve  was $82  and  $79,
      respectively.

Note 4.   Acquisition of Containers

      During the six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, the Partnership
      purchased containers with a cost of $5 and $2,828, respectively.

Note 5.   Transactions with Affiliates

      Textainer Capital Corporation (TCC) is the managing general  partner,  and
      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.  Textainer  Acquisition  Services
      Limited  (TAS) is an affiliate of the General  Partners   which   performs
      services  relative to the  acquisition of containers  outside  the  United
      States  on  behalf  of  the  Partnership.    TCC,  TEM,  TL  and  TAS  are
      subsidiaries  of Textainer  Group Holdings  Limited  (TGH).   The  General
      Partners manage and control the affairs of the Partnership.

      In accordance with the Partnership Agreement,  net earnings  or losses and
      partnership  distributions  are allocated 9.5% to the General Partners and
      90.5% to the  Limited  Partners.  Items of  income  and gain are specially
      allocated  to the General  Partners to the extent their  capital accounts'
      show a deficit.

      As part of the operation of the Partnership, the Partnership is to pay  to
      the General Partners an incentive management fee, an equipment  management
      fee and an equipment  liquidation fee, as well as reimbursing the  General
      Partners  for certain  administrative  costs.  These fees are for  various
      services provided in connection with the administration and management  of
      the  Partnership.  The  Partnership  incurred  $38 and  $77  of  incentive
      management  fees during the three- and  six-month  periods ended June  30,
      1998 and $38 and $71 of  incentive  management  fees  for  the  comparable
      periods in 1997.  No equipment  liquidation  fees were incurred in  either
      period.

      The container  fleet of the Partnership is 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  to
      affiliates, net at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997.

      Subject  to  certain   reductions,   TEM  receives  a  monthly   equipment
      management  fee  equal  to 7% of  gross  lease  revenues  attributable  to
      operating  leases and 2% of gross  lease  revenues  attributable  to  full
      payout net leases.  For the three- and  six-month  periods ended  June 30,
      1998, these fees totaled $108 and $221, respectively,  and for the  three-
      and  six-month  periods  ended June 30,  1997 these fees  totaled $91  and
      $182,  respectively.  The container fleet is leased by TEM to  third-party
      lessees on operating  master  leases,  spot leases and term  leases.   The
      majority are  operating  master leases with limited terms and no  purchase
      options.

      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.  For  the  three- and
      six-month  periods ended June 30, 1998, total general  and  administrative
      costs  allocated to the  Partnership  were $91 and $193, of which $39  and
      $81,  respectively,  were for salaries.  Total general and  administrative
      costs allocated to the  Partnership for the three- and  six-month  periods
      ended  June  30,  1997  were  $94  and  $185,  of  which  $53  and   $101,
      respectively, were for salaries.

      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. General  and
      administrative  costs  allocated to the  Partnership  by TEM were $82  and
      $175 for the three- and  six-month  periods  ended June 30, 1998 and  were
      $81 and $160 for the comparable periods in 1997. TCC allocated $9 and  $18
      of general and administrative costs to the Partnership for the  three- and
      six-month  periods ended June 30, 1998 and $13 and $25 for the  comparable
      periods in 1997.

      The General Partners or TAS 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 June  30,  1998  and  December  31,  1997,  due to  affiliates,  net is
      comprised of:

                                                             1998           1997
                                                             ----           ----
      Due from affiliates:
          Due from TEM...................................   $  33        $     -
                                                             ----           ----

      Due to affiliates:
          Due to TEM.....................................       -             82
          Due to TCC.....................................      17             22
          Due to TL......................................      30            119
                                                             ----           ----
                                                               47            223
                                                             ----           ----
      Due to affiliates, net                                $  14         $  223
                                                             ====           ====

      Included in the  amounts  due to TL at  December  31, 1997 is $29 in loans
      used to facilitate container purchases.  This loan was repaid on March 31,
      1998.  All other 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 or in the accrual and
      remittance of net rental revenues 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-  and  six-month  periods  ended  June 30,  1998.  There was no
      interest  expense  incurred on amounts due to the General Partners for the
      three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 1997.

Note 6.   Rentals Under Operating Leases

      The following are the future  minimum rent  receivables  under  cancelable
      long-term  operating  leases at June 30,  1998.  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 June 30:

              1999.............................................           $  521
              2000.............................................               39
              2001.............................................                7
              2002.............................................                4
              2003.............................................                3
                                                                            ----

              Total minimum future rentals receivable..........           $  574
                                                                            ====

Note 7.  Revolving Credit Line

        The  Partnership  had  a  short-term   revolving  credit  facility  (the
        Facility) with an available limit of $25,000,  which was paid in full on
        March 30, 1997 and expired June 30, 1997,  which was used for  container
        purchases.  Balances borrowed under the Facility bore interest at either
        the Prime Rate plus .25%,  or LIBOR plus 1.75%,  and were secured by all
        assets of the Partnership. The Partnership paid a commitment fee of 1/2%
        per annum on the unused  portion of the  Facility.  This fee, as well as
        the interest on any amounts borrowed, was payable quarterly in arrears.


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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)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Financial Statements contain information which will assist in evaluating the
financial  condition of the  Partnership  for the three- and  six-month  periods
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997. 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  redeems 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 six-month  period ended June 30, 1998, the Partnership  declared cash
distributions  to limited  partners  pertaining to the period from December 1997
through  May 1998,  in the amount of $1,664.  These  distributions  represent  a
return of 9% on original capital (measured on an annualized basis) on each unit.
On a cash basis,  all of these  distributions  were from  operations.  On a GAAP
basis,  $737 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 July 1998, payable August 1998, the Partnership will make distributions
at an  annualized  rate of 8% on each unit.  This  reduction in the  Partnership
distribution  rate is a result  of the  current  market  conditions,  which  are
discussed in detail below.

At June 30, 1998, the Partnership had no commitments to purchase containers.

Net cash provided by operating  activities for the six-month periods ending June
30, 1998 and 1997, was $1,909 and $1,283, respectively. The increase of $626, or
49%, is primarily  attributable to an increase in net earnings and a decrease in
accounts  receivable,  offset by a decrease  in  accounts  payable  and  accrued
liabilities.  The increase in net earnings of $457, or 81%,  resulted  primarily
from an increase in rental revenue which  increased due to increased  fleet size
and utilization,  and lower leasing  incentives.  These items are discussed more
fully in  "Results  of  Operations."  Accounts  receivable  decreased  $3 in the
six-month  period ended June 30, 1998 primarily due to a decrease in the average
collection period of accounts receivable and to the resolution of payment issues
with one lessee.  The increase in accounts  receivable of $288 in the equivalent
period in 1997 was primarily due to the increase in fleet size.  The decrease in
accounts  payable and accrued  liabilities  of $27 during the  six-month  period
ending  June 30, 1998  compared  to the  increase of $138 for the same period in
1997 resulted from timing differences in the accrual and payment of expenses.

For the six-month  period  ending June 30, 1998,  net cash provided by investing
activities  (the purchase and sale of  containers)  was $60 compared to net cash
used in investing  activities  of $785 for the  equivalent  period in 1997.  The
difference of $845 is primarily due to the  Partnership  having  purchased  more
containers  during  the  six-month  period  ended  June  30,  1997  than  in the
comparable  period in 1998 and due to the return of restricted  funds of $991 in
1997,  previously held as collateral for the Partnership's credit facility.  The
General  Partners  believe that the difference in container  purchases  reflects
normal fluctuations in container sales and purchases.  However, recent container
purchases (reinvestment) are currently lower than anticipated due to the adverse
effect  of  market  conditions  on  cash  available  for  reinvestment.   Market
conditions are discussed more fully in "Results of Operations".  Consistent with
its  investment  objectives,  the  Partnership  intends  to  reinvest  all  or a
significant  amount  of  proceeds  from  future  container  sales in  additional
containers.  However,  due to the  difference  between  sales  proceeds  and new
container prices,  the number of additional  containers  purchased may not equal
the number of containers sold.

During  1997 the  Partnership  borrowed  $29 from a General  Partner to purchase
containers.  It is the policy of the  Partnership  and the  General  Partners to
charge  interest on borrowings from  affiliates  arising from the  Partnership's
acquisition  of  containers  which  are  outstanding  for more  than one  month.
Interest is charged to the  Partnership  at a rate not greater  than the General
Partners'  own cost of funds.  The  Partnership  paid $1 of interest  during the
six-month  period ended June 30, 1998.  The interest rate in effect at March 31,
1998 was 8.5%.  The  Partnership  repaid  the loan on March  31,  1998 with cash
provided by operations and proceeds from the sale of containers.

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  six-month  periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, 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:

                                                               1998         1997
                                                               ----         ----

                   Opening container fleet.................   10,728       9,099
                   Closing container fleet.................   10,703      10,211
                   Average container fleet.................   10,716       9,655

The growth in the average container fleet of 11% from the six-month period ended
June 30, 1997 to the same period in 1998,  was  primarily  due to the buildup of
the Partnership's portfolio as the initial gross proceeds from the offering were
invested.

Rental income and direct container expenses are also affected by the utilization
of the container  fleet,  which was 85% and 82% on average  during the six-month
periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  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
six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.

The  Partnership's  income from operations for the six-month periods ending June
30, 1998 and 1997 was $1,004 and $627, respectively,  on rental income of $3,165
and $2,608,  respectively.  The increase in rental  income of $557, or 21%, from
the six-month  period ended June 30, 1997 to the  comparable  period in 1998 was
primarily  attributable to an increase in container rentals, the major component
of total revenue,  which increased $362, or 15%. This increase was primarily due
to an increase in  containers  available  for lease  (average  fleet) of 11%, an
increase  in average  on-hire  (utilization)  percentage  of 4%, a  decrease  in
leasing  incentives of 60%, and was offset by a decrease in average rental rates
of 4%.

Container  utilization  and rental rates declined during 1996 and 1997 primarily
due to decreased  demand for leased  containers and increased  competition.  The
decrease in demand for leased  containers  resulted from changes in the business
of shipping line customers consisting  primarily of (i) over-capacity  resulting
from the 1995 and 1996 additions of new, larger ships to the existing  container
ship fleet at a rate in excess of the growth rate in containerized  cargo trade;
(ii) shipping  line  alliances and other  operational  consolidations  that have
allowed  shipping  lines to operate with fewer  containers;  and (iii)  shipping
lines  reducing  their ratio of leased  versus owned  containers  by  purchasing
containers.  This decreased demand,  along with the entry of new leasing company
competitors  offering low container rental rates to shipping lines,  resulted in
downward  pressure on rental rates, and caused leasing companies to offer higher
leasing incentives and other discounts to shipping lines. Rental rates were also
adversely  affected by a drop in the  purchase  price of new  containers,  which
resulted in additional downward pressure on rental rates.

Average utilization for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 1998 was
greater than the average utilization for the comparable periods in 1997. Despite
the improvement in average utilization from the prior year, utilization has been
slowly declining over the last six months. Rental rates have also been declining
and average rental rates for the six-month  period ended June 30, 1998 are lower
than average  rental  rates for the same period in 1997.  These  decreases  were
offset by decreased  leasing  incentives  during the six-month period ended June
30, 1998 compared to the same period in 1997.  The  improvement  in  utilization
over the  prior  year and the  overall  improvement  in  leasing  incentives  is
primarily  due to  increased  demand  in  Asia.  The  weakening  of  many  Asian
currencies  resulted in a significant  increase in exports from Asia,  which has
created a strong  demand for  containers  in  certain  locations.  However,  the
weakening of these  currencies  has also lowered demand in Asia for imports from
North  America and Europe  resulting in a lower demand for  containers  in these
areas.  For the near term, the General  Partners do not foresee material changes
in existing market conditions and caution that both utilization and rental rates
could  continue  declining,  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 and income from charges to lessees for a Damage Protection
Plan (DPP).  For the  six-month  period ended June 30, 1998,  the total of these
other  rental  income  items was $369,  an increase of $195 from the  equivalent
period in 1997.  The  primary  component  of this  increase  was an  increase in
location income of $202.  Location income increased due to a decrease in credits
given to lessees for picking up containers from certain locations and due to the
inclusion  of  certain  credits  received  during  1997 and 1998  which had been
previously applied against repositioning expense.

Direct container expenses increased $82, or 15%, from the six-month period ended
June 30, 1997 to the  equivalent  period in 1998 primarily due to an increase in
repositioning expense of $85. Repositioning expense increased due to the removal
of certain credits from repositioning  costs to other rental income as discussed
above.

Bad debt expense decreased from an expense of $44 for the six-month period ended
June 30, 1997 to a benefit of $7 for the comparable period ending June 30, 1998.
The benefit  recorded in 1998 was  primarily  due to the  resolution  of payment
issues with one lessee.

Depreciation  expense increased $88, or 10% from the six-month period ended June
30, 1997 to the same period in 1998 primarily due to the 11% increase in average
fleet size.

Management fees to affiliates  increased $45, or 18%, from the six-month  period
ended  June 30,  1997 to the  equivalent  period in 1998,  due to  increases  in
equipment  management fees of $39 and incentive management fees of $6. Equipment
management fees, which are based on gross revenue increased proportionately with
the  increase in rental  income and were 7% of gross  revenue for both  periods.
Incentive  management  fees,  which are based on the  Partnership's  limited and
general  partner  distributions  and  partners'  capital,  increased  due to the
increase  in total  partners'  capital  and was  offset by the  decrease  in the
limited partners distribution rate from 10% to 9% in April 1997.

General and  administrative  costs to  affiliates  increased $8, or 4%, from the
six-month period ended June 30, 1997 to the comparable period ending in 1998 due
to an increase in overhead costs allocated by TEM.

Other income provided $20 of additional  income for the six-month  period ending
June 30, 1998, an increase of $80,  compared to the  equivalent  period in 1997.
The increase was due to a decrease in interest  expense,  net of $118, offset by
the  decrease  in gain on sale of  equipment  of $38.  The  decrease in interest
expense,  net was primarily due to the Partnership paying the credit facility in
full on March 30, 1997.

Net earnings per limited partnership unit increased from $0.31 to $0.50 from the
six-month  period  ending  June  30,  1997 to the  equivalent  period  in  1998,
reflecting the increase in net earnings  allocated to limited partners from $513
to $927, for the same periods.


The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
three-month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.

The Partnership's income from operations for the three-month periods ending June
30, 1998 and 1997 was $556 and $266,  respectively,  on rental  income of $1,540
and $1,309,  respectively.  The increase in rental  income of $231, or 18%, from
the three-month  period ended June 30, 1997 to the comparable period in 1998 was
primarily  attributable to an increase in income from container rentals.  Income
from container rentals  increased $171, or 14%,  primarily due to an increase in
average fleet size of 11%, an increase in average utilization  percentage of 3%,
and a decrease  in leasing  incentives  of 67%,  offset by a decrease in average
rental rates of 4%.

The balance of other  rental  income for the  three-month  period ended June 30,
1998 was $132,  an  increase  of $60 from the  comparable  period  in 1997.  The
primary  component of this  increase was an increase in location  income of $85,
offset by a decrease in handling income of $29. Location income increased due to
a decrease in credits  given to lessees for picking up  containers  from certain
locations.  Handling  income  decreased  to due  to a  decrease  in the  average
handling price charged per container and a decrease in container movement.

Direct  container  expenses  decreased $16, or 6%, from the  three-month  period
ending June 30, 1997 compared to the equivalent  period in 1998. The decrease in
direct  container  expenses was primarily due to a decrease in handling  expense
and an increase in repositioning  expense.  Handling expense decreased primarily
due to the  decrease in  container  movement.  Repositioning  expense  increased
primarily  due to an increase in the  repositioning  cost per  container and was
offset by a decrease in the number of containers repositioned.

Bad debt expense  decreased  from an expense of $38 for the  three-month  period
ended June 30, 1997 to a benefit of $60 for the  comparable  period in 1998. The
benefit  recorded in 1998 was primarily due to the resolution of a payment issue
with one lessee and due to lower reserve requirements.

Depreciation  expense  increased $32, or 7%, from the  three-month  period ended
June 30,  1997 to the same  period  in 1998  primarily  due to the  increase  in
average fleet size.

Management fees to affiliates increased $17, or 13%, from the three-month period
ended June 30,  1997 to the  comparable  period in 1998,  due to an  increase in
equipment  management fees which increased  proportionately with the increase in
gross revenue.

General and  administrative  costs to  affiliates  decreased  $3 or 3%, from the
three-month period ended June 30, 1997 to the comparable period in 1998 due to a
decrease in overhead costs allocated by TCC.

Other income  decreased $1 from the  three-month  period ending June 30, 1997 to
the equivalent period in 1998, due to a decrease in interest expense offset by a
decrease in gain on sale of containers.

Net earnings per limited partnership unit increased from $0.13 to $0.27 from the
three-month  period ending June 30, 1997 to the same period in 1998,  reflecting
the increase in net earnings  allocated to limited  partners  from $244 to $506,
respectively.

Many computer systems may experience difficulty processing dates beyond the year
1999 and, as such, some computer  hardware and software will need to be modified
prior to the year 2000 to remain functional. Certain of the General Partners and
the  Partnership's  core  internal  systems  where  Year 2000  issues  have been
identified are currently  being revised.  Based on its initial  evaluation,  the
Partnership  and the General  Partners do not believe  that the cost of remedial
actions  relating to these  systems will have a material  adverse  effect on the
Partnership's results of operations and financial condition.  Additionally,  the
Partnership  and the General  Partners are continuing  their  assessment of Year
2000  issues not related to their core  systems,  including  issues  surrounding
systems that  interface  with external  third  parties.  If external third party
systems  are not Year 2000  compliant,  those  external  third  parties may have
difficulty conducting ordinary operations, which could have an adverse affect on
the General Partners and the Partnership.

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 June 30, 1998 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.



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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:  August 13, 1998

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:


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<CAPTION>
Signature                                Title                                          Date


<S><C>                                   <C>                                           <C>
________________________                 Executive Vice President,                      August 13, 1998
John R. Rhodes                           (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary




________________________                 President (Principal Executive                 August 13, 1998
Philip K. Brewer                          Officer)


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<PAGE>


                                   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:  August 13, 1998


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>                                           <C>
/s/John R. Rhodes                        Executive Vice President,                      August 13, 1998
-------------------------                (Principal Financial and
John R. Rhodes                           Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary



/s/Philip K. Brewer                      President (Principal Executive                 August 13, 1998
---------------------------              Officer)
Philip K. Brewer                         


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