JNR's steam locomotive C61 class

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C61 18 Mar.1974 Miyazaki Depot
From 1947 to 1949, the manufacturing industries, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi, had produced the 33 cars of this class. These had been used to 1974. Then now the 4 cars are kept everywhere. The JR east was decided to start restoring of C6120 in 2010. And, it operates in the spring of 2011.
Data of C61
Whell arrangement 4-6-4 Heating Surface(m2) 221.50
Loco. Weight in Working Order(t) 79.46 Loading Capacity of Water(m3) 17.0
Weight on Driving Wheels(t) 41.1 Loading Capacity of Coal(t) 10.0
Tender Weight in Working Order(t) 48.24 Height of Boiler Cube Center(mm) 2,530
Max Axle Weight(t) 13.7 Length(mm) 20,375
Diameter of Driving Wheel(mm) 1,750 Height(mm) 3,980
Cylinder Dimensions(mm) 500X660 Length of Locomotive(mm) 12,900
Boiler Pressure(kg/cm2) 15.00 Length of Tender(mm) 7,475
Grate Area(m2) 3.27 Gauge 1,067mm(3'6")
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