EF58 electric locomotive
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[edit] 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 However, 1984 was the year in which they were withdrawn en masse from Tōkaidō and Sanyō Main Line freight duties, and by 1987, immediately prior to privatization of JNR, there were just four members of the class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. Details of the four locos currently in operational service (EF58 61, 122, 150 and 157) are as follows.
[edit] 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. 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.
[edit] EF58 122
Owned by JR Central and based at Shizuoka Depot, this loco was built in 1957 by Hitachi. 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.
[edit] 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 It was withdrawn from service in 1985, but was reinstated in 1987 to Miyahara Depot in Ōsaka, where it has been based ever since for use on special event trains.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"
[edit] 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This loco was built in 1958 by Mitsubishi, and was withdrawn from regular service in 1985 before being reinstated to Shizuoka Depot in 1988 for use hauling special event trains on the Tōkaidō and Iida Lines. It is equipped with a train heating steam generator only, and remains in blue and cream livery.
[edit] EF58s in preservation
- EF58 36: No. 1 end section only preserved privately in Hiroshima. In very poor condition (blue livery).
- EF58 89: Currently preserved at JR-East Ōmiya Works in blue livery, and scheduled to become an exhibit at the Railway Museum opening in 2007. This loco saw mainline operation until 1999, based at Tabata Depot. It was repainted from all-over brown to blue and cream in 2000 at Ōmiya.
- 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.
- EF58 144: No. 1 end cab preserved privately in Saitama Prefecture, in brown (primer?) livery. No. 2 end cab is preserved in front of a restaurant in Nasu-machi, Tochigi Prefecture, in blue livery.
- 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:
- “Japan Railfan Magazine” March 2006
- “2005 JR Rolling Stock Handbook”
