JNR Class C60
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jnr-class-c60-277-8024710
title:
JNR Class C60
text:
The Class C60 (C60形) is a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement steam locomotive type born from the rebuilding of 47 out of 173 surplus Class C59 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives. Hideo Shima redesigned 47 C59s between 1953 and 1961 at the JNR Hamamatsu and Kōriyama factories. 39 locos were rebuilt from pre-war C59s, while 8 were rebuilt from post-war variants and renumbered to C60 101 to 108. With the spread of electrification, lower axle loads and greater versatility had become more important requirements than she
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Japanese steam locomotive class
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JNR_Class_C60
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2023-09-25T06:27:11Z
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