JNR Class C62

The JNR Class C62 is a 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1948 to 1949.
==History==
The C62s were used mainly as passenger locomotives and were the largest, fastest and most powerful passenger locomotives used by the JNR. The locomotives were retired in 1973. Before their retirement, the C62s were used to haul the Tsubame (Japanese for swallow) service. 
Five C62s have been preserved, of which one, C62 2, is operational.
The locomotives are popularly known as Shirokuni (C62 in Japanese) among railfans.
==Preservation==
The following Class C62 locomotives have been preserved:
Number	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Location 	Notes
C62 2 	Hitachi 	20 May 1948 	1930 	28 March 1979 	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Operational, not mainline certified
C62 1 	Hitachi 	17 January 1948 	1921 	14 July 1967 	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Displayed in roundhouse, occasionally wheeled onto turntable; formerly displayed at the JR West Hiroshima Railway Academy until 1994
C62 26	Kawasaki Sharyō	8 October 1948 	3159 	8 September 1971	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Displayed indoors
C62 3 	Hitachi 	18 June 1948 	1931 	19 March 1976 	Hokkaido Railway Technology Museum, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter, viewing only possible on depot open days; operationally preserved until 1996
C62 17	Hitachi 	30 December 1948 	1801 	8 March 1971 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 	Displayed indoors, formerly displayed at Higashiyama Park until March 2011; speed record holder for steam locomotive in Japan
==Trivia==
*The C62s reused boilers from JNR Class D52 locomotives, but other than that were completely new.
*The C62 is known for its appearance in a variety of anime series, most notably Galaxy Express 999; the locomotive in the series is numbered C62 48. On occasion, some C62s are modified slightly to resemble the locomotive as seen in the series.
*The video company Hudson Soft was named after the C62 and other 4-6-4 Hudson locomotives in general; the founders of the company were brothers and railfans who had a fixation on the C62 and other 4-6-4 Hudson locomotives in general. A variety of products made by Hudson Soft also include references to the C62 in their product names.
==Gallery==
File:JNR C62 1 2023.jpg
File:JNR C62 2 2023.jpg
File:JNR C62 26 2023.jpg
File:JGR C62 17 2023.jpg
File:C62 26 2013.jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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