JNR Class EF58

The JNR Class EF58 is a Japanese DC electric locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways in its various forms and subsidiaries from 1946 to 2011.
==History==
The EF58s were introduced in 1946 to meet the rapidly increasing demands in passenger service in the period following World War II. 31 cars were manufactured as an initial batch, with production stopped due to various reasons; mass production would resume starting 1952 with improvements and would continue until 1958. Despite their design being heavily derived from prewar electric locomotives, the EF58s were highly popular with engine crews, with their streamlined design and good performance being pull factors towards their use; as a result the EF58s would often be used to pull fast express trains.
The EF58s were one of the main workhorses of the JNR from the 1950s to 1970s, especially on branch lines where pulling passenger trains was involved. By the late 1980s many had been withdrawn from service due to their age, with only five being used by the JNR's successor companies, mainly as heritage trains that were operationally preserved. All were retired by 2011. Ten examples of this class have been preserved; five complete locomotives and cab sections from five other locomotives are preserved around Japan.
==Design==
The EF58s featured a semi-streamlined design, novel for their time. The initial 31 cars produced featured box-shaped bodies, which were donated for use on the Class EF13 locomotives when those were being built while the EF58s had their bodies replaced.
The locomotives have been painted in numerous different liveries. Some liveries include a "standard" express livery (blue with cream accents), their original livery (maroon with silver accents), a "standard" livery for general usage (green with yellow accents) and a sleeper express livery (navy blue with cream accents).
==Specifications==
The EF58s feature resistor-controlled traction motors and a steel body construction. The car body features an onboard heater; steam and electric heaters are known to have been used. Depending on the manufacturer of the locomotive minor differences can be found. Over their lifespans many of these locomotives have received refurbishments to keep them up to date.
==Preservation==
The following Class EF58 locomotives have been preserved:
Number 	Manufacturer 	Equipment manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Location 	Notes
EF58 61 	Hitachi 	Hitachi 	15 July 1953 	20 June 2008 	The Railway Museum, Saitama, Japan 	Displayed indoors near entrance halls; formerly stored at Ōmiya General Rolling Stock Center until 2022, struck off JR East's register on 31 May 2023
EF58 89 	Hitachi 	Hitachi 	3 August 1956 	4 October 1999 	The Railway Museum, Saitama, Japan 	Displayed indoors
EF58 150	Toshiba 	Toshiba 	11 March 1958 	31 October 2011 	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Displayed under shelter
EF58 157	Shin-Mitsubishi Jukōgyō 	Mitsubishi Electric 	25 February 1958 	15 November 2007 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Japan 	Displayed indoors
EF58 172	Nippon Sharyo 	Fuji Electric 	28 March 1958 	17 May 1985 	Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Gunma, Japan 	Displayed outdoors
EF58 36 	Toshiba 	Toshiba 	29 March 1952 	1 March 1986 	Tokyo, Japan 	Cab only, both privately owned by same owner in same compound
EF58 113	Shin-Mitsubishi Jukōgyō 	Mitsubishi Electric 	10 November 1956 	4 June 1984 	Tokyo, Japan 	Cab only, both privately owned by same owner in same compound
EF58 42 	Toshiba 	Toshiba 	25 August 1952 	31 March 1986 	Kanazawa Kamotsu Terminal Station, Ishikawa, Japan 	Cab only, stored on company grounds; formerly preserved at Takatori Works, Hokuriku Logistics and then a private home
EF58 111	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	15 November 1956 	1 October 1984 	Japan 	Cab only, privately owned; rediscovered 2017, painted all-over blue, exact location undisclosed
EF58 144	Hitachi 	Hitachi 	15 November 1956 	1 October 1984 	Restaurant Jokikikansha, Tochigi, JapanSaitama, Japan	Cab only; both cabs preserved in different places
EF58 154	Toshiba 	Toshiba 	17 April 1958 	12 September 1985	Ōmiya General Rolling Stock Center, Saitama, Japan 	Cab only; viewing possible on depot open days
The following Class EF58 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Number 	Manufacturer 	Equipment manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Last location 	Notes
EF58 65 	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	1 July 1953 	1 February 1980 	Ōmiya Works, Saitama, Japan 	Scrapped 1998
EF58 125	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	22 March 1957 	30 September 1985	Ōmiya Works, Saitama, Japan 	Used as parts donor for other electric locomotives; scrapped 2001
EF58 66 	Kisha Seizō 	Tōyō Denki 	26 May 1953 	31 March 1986 	Nara Rolling Stock Depot, Nara, Japan 	Scrapped March 1996
EF58 91 	Toshiba 	Toshiba 	8 May 1956 	26 November 1984 	Ebisu Station, Tokyo, Japan 	Used as Beer Station Ebisu restaurant in front of Sapporo Beer's Ebisu factory; restaurant closed October 1989, scrapped 1990
EF58 93 	Toshiba 	Toshiba 	9 July 1956 	26 July 1985 	Ōmiya General Rolling Stock Center, Saitama, Japan	Displayed outdoors, scrapped November 2016
EF58 122	Hitachi 	Hitachi 	16 April 1957 	June 2006 	JR Central Hamamatsu Works, Hamamatsu, Japan 	Formerly used for special services; scrapped January 2009
==See also==
*JNR Class EF15, freight-hauling electric locomotive sharing many components with the Class EF58
*JNR Class EF18, three freight-hauling electric locomotives converted from partially-completed Class EF58s
==Gallery==
File:EF5889 Omiya Works 20040529.jpg|EF58 89 in May 2004
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File:JNR EF58 150 2023.jpg
File:JNR EF58 157 2023.jpg
File:JNR EF58 172 2023.jpg
File:Ef58 66 shingu.jpg
File:Ef5891恵比寿サッポロ.jpg
File:EF58122.jpg
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