EF58

Preserved EF58 89 at Ōmiya Works Open Day, 2004-05-29
Power type	Electric
Builder	Hitachi, Tōshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, Tōyō & Kisha
Build date	1946-1958
UIC classification	2Co-Co2
Gauge	1,067 mm
Wheel diameter	1,250 mm (driving wheels)
Length	19,900 mm
Width	2,800 mm
Height	3,947 mm
Locomotive weight	115 tons
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Traction motors	DC
Top speed	100 km/h
Power output	1,900 kW
Career	JNR, JR East, JR Central, JR West
Number in class	172

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The later years

In 1984, 64 of the total 172 EF58 locos built were still in service or temporary storage. However, 1984 was the year in which they were withdrawn en masse from Tōkaidō and Sanyō Main Line freight duties, and by 1987, immediately prior to privatization of JNR, there were just four members of the class (EF58 61, 89, 122, and 150) remaining in service. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. The is the JR main railway line in western Japan connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other abbreviated or "JNR" was the national Railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987 Details of the four locos currently in operational service (EF58 61, 122, 150 and 157) are as follows.

EF58 61

Owned by JR East and based at Tabata Depot in Tōkyō, this locomotive was built in 1953 by Hitachi specially for use as the official Imperial Train loco, a role it performs to the present day. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies () is a Multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. While other locos had chrome-plated “whiskers” on the cab ends, this loco was built with stainless steel whiskers extending as a thin band along the body sides. The loco remains in its original brown livery, and is maintained in immaculate condition.

EF58 122

Owned by JR Central and based at Shizuoka Depot, this loco was built in 1957 by Hitachi. The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū Island It was repainted from the standard blue/cream livery to its current all-over brown for use on special event trains on the Tōkaidō and Iida Lines.

EF58 150

This loco was built in 1958 by Tōshiba. It was withdrawn from service in 1985, but was reinstated in 1987 to Miyahara Depot in Ōsaka, where it has been based ever since for use on special event trains. It was repainted into its original all-over brown livery to coincide with the restoration of observation car Maite49 2. It is still equipped with a train heating steam generator. In 2006, this loco was featured in the movie Tabi No Okurimono 0:00 Hatsu.

EF58 157

This loco was built in 1958 by Mitsubishi, and was withdrawn from regular service in 1985 before being reinstated to Shizuoka Depot in 1988 for use hauling special event trains on the Tōkaidō and Iida Lines. The, Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese conglomerate consisting of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi It was equipped with a train heating steam generator only, and operated in blue and cream livery until its withdrawal in 2007. ^[1]

Preserved examples

EF58 61 on a special charter train in June 2006

• EF58 36: No. 1 end section only preserved privately in Hiroshima. In very poor condition (blue livery).
• EF58 89: Preserved at the Railway Museum from October 2007. The is a Railway Museum in Ōnari Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Saitama, Japan, which opened on 14 October 2007. This loco saw mainline operation until 1999, based at Tabata Depot. After withdrawal, it was preserved at JR-East Ōmiya Works. It was repainted from all-over brown to blue and cream in 2000 at Ōmiya. For the Railway Museum exhibition, it was again repainted to brown.
• EF58 93: Preserved at JR-East Ōmiya Works in green livery with yellow stripe along lower body.
• EF58 113: Front end section only preserved at JR-West Hiroshima Depot, in blue livery. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū.
• EF58 144: No. 1 end cab preserved privately in Saitama Prefecture, in brown (primer?) livery. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. No. 2 end cab is preserved in front of a restaurant in Nasu-machi, Tochigi Prefecture, in blue livery. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan
• EF58 154: Cab end only preserved at JR-East Ōmiya Works in light green livery.
• EF58 172: Preserved at Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Yokokawa, in blue livery.

References

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification