Japan Government Railway 4-6-2 Class C57 Steam Locomotive
Japan Government Railway 4-6-2 Class C57 Steam Locomotive
Breif history of Steam Locomotives Class C57
Class C57 is famous as ‘graceful lady’.
The reason for the nickname is from the shape of the large drive wheels followed by class C51, and the shape of the thin and long boiler.
On the mechanical side, the specs are improved properly from class C55, they become easier to use locomotive.
As the result, they were built 201 cars.
We can see preserved cars all in Japan, and dynamic preservation exists 2 cars.
Spec in Game
Available: 1937-1975
Power: 738.5 kW
Traffic Effort: 134.4 kN
Top Speed: 100 km/h
Weight: 115.5 t