There’s a lot to like about Osaka. The castle is certainly one of those things. Perhaps an attraction within the grounds that might surprise you lies within a Lawson convenience store.
Yup, that’s right. This week’s Static Life Steam Locomotive lives inside a glass house on one side of a Lawson.
There’s not much more to tell about this train to be honest – my Google fu has let me down here somewhat. I do remember reading that it used to be out in the open until quite recently and then it was enshrined here.
The harsh glare of the conbini lights make it quite hard to get a decent picture to be honest, so in lieu of all that, please enjoy this bonus drive wheel from an 8620 class out the front of the store.
Here’s a breakdown of the details about this train, taken from Japanese Wikipedia.
TYPE C58 (2-6-2 tender locomotive)
Built by Kisha Seizo Kaisha, Ltd., Kawasaki Sharyo Co.
OVERALL HEIGHT: 3,900 mm
WEIGHT ON THE DRIVING WHEEL: 40.52 t
GROSS WEIGHT: 100.20 t
DRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER: 1,520 mm
AXIS LOAD: 13.50 t (3rd driving wheel)
NUMBER OF CYLINDERS: Single 2-cylinder
CYLINDER (DIAMETER x STROKE): 480 mm x 610 mm
VALVE TYPE: Walschaert
BOILER PRESSURE: 16 kgf / cm2 (1.569 MPa; 227.6 psi)
LARGE SMOKE TUBE (diameter x length x number): 133 mm x 4,580 mm x 22
SMALL SMOKE TUBE (diameter x length x number): 51 mm x 4,580 mm x 7 1 piece
GRATE AREA: 2.15 m2
TOTAL HEAT TRANSFER AREA: 137.6 m2
OVERHEAT TRANSFER AREA: 40.7 m2
TOTAL EVAPORATION HEAT TRANSFER AREA: 96.9 m2
SMOKE TUBE EVAPORATION HEAT TRANSFER AREA: 96.9 m2
FIRE ROOM EVAPORATION HEAT TRANSFER AREA: 10.0 m2
BRAKING DEVICE: Automatic air brake
MAXIMUM DRIVING SPEED: 85 km / h
MAXIMUM OUTPUT: 1,097 PS
RATED OUTPUT: 880 PS
CYLINDER TENSILE FORCE: 12,570 kg
ADHESIVE TENSILE FORCE: 10,130 kg
INTRODUCED : 1938
You can visit C58-66 by going here.
More about the Static Life Static Locomotive project – and a map of locos sitting in parks – are at the project page here.
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