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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. C623 Express Niseko: No machine-readable author provided. NekoJaNekoJa~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. C62 2 steam locomotive at the Kyoto Railway Museum 2020-02-04: jason199567· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. C62 3 running toward Kuchan: Hahifuheho· CC0
- 4. JNR C62 3 in Naebo: Kuroc622· CC0
- 5. JNR C62 3 in Naebo 2: Kuroc622· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. JRW C62 2 19970911: ja:User:みっくる· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. C62 26 (Galaxy Express 999 TV Version): SRIA· CC BY 4.0
- 8. Bentencho2: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. C62 26 in Kyoto Railway Museum: Saigen Jiro· CC0
- 10. C62 26 steam locomotive and JNR 80 series EMU at Kyoto Railway Museum (30576295510): Cheng-en Cheng from Taipei City, Taiwan· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Class C62 (C62形) is a type of 4-6-4 steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima and built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The "C" classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C62 was rebuilt with the boilers of older Class D52 2-8-2 locomotives.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 78 years ago, in 1948.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 25 years (1948–1973).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1948
- in service from
- 1948
- retired
- 1973
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 49
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kisha Seizo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- designer
- Hideo Shima
- operators
- Japanese National Railways
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-4 Hudson
- length
- 21.5 m
- weight
- 88.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1037997, Wikipedia: JNR Class C62 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.