Thirty-two JNR Class C57 locomotives have been preserved.
Preserved [ ] The following Class C57 locomotives have been preserved:
Aichi Prefecture [ ] Ehime Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 44
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
20 March 1938
228
1 March 1976
The Railway History Park , Ehime, Japan
Displayed indoors, cab open for public viewing; displayed next to KiHa 65 34
Fukushima Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 46
Kawasaki Sharyō
18 March 1938
1899
26 June 1972
Fukushima City Jido Koen, Fukushima, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing
Hiroshima Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 76
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
17 September 1938
240
26 July 1973
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Mihara Plant, Mihara, Japan
Displayed under shelter on company grounds, can be viewed from road, advance reservation required to view locomotive from inside compound; briefly removed February 2024, returned April 2024
Hokkaido [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 130
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
2 April 1940
280
28 February 1975
Kamuy Kotan, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
First driving wheel only; second driving wheel preserved at JR Hokkaido's Asahikawa branch office
C57 144
19 October 1940
314
1 March 1976
Minami Park, Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Displayed under shelter
C57 201
30 September 1947
534
28 October 1969
Kamuy Kotan, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Displayed outdoors, displayed near 29638 and D51 6 ; last C57 built
Hyōgo Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 5
Kawasaki Sharyō
1 July 1937
1800
6 July 1974
Mitachi Park, Himeji, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence; cab open for public viewing
C57 11
Kisha Seizō
29 September 1937
1503
21 November 1972
Central Park, Toyooka, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence
Kagoshima Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 151
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
11 January 1941
318
8 November 1973
Hirakawa Zoo, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
Kyoto [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 1
Kawasaki Sharyō
22 February 1937
1769
Never retired
Kyoto Railway Museum , Kyoto, Japan
Lead member of class, mainline certified, out of service since October 2020 due to blown cylinder; no plans for repair as of October 2021, currently dismantled
C57 56
30 April 1938
1920
4 May 1971
Kamo Elementary School, Kizugawa, Japan
Displayed under shelter with fence
C57 189
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
7 November 1946
522
24 November 1971
Kaya SL Square , Yosano, Japan
Displayed outdoors; park closed March 2020, locomotive maintained by volunteers at site
Miyazaki Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 175
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
27 June 1946
508
31 March 1975
Aoshima Miyazaki Nature House for Youth, Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
Nagasaki Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 95
Hitachi
23 March 1939
1070
31 March 1975
Nagasaki Prefectural General Athletic Park, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
Nara Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 160
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
27 January 1942
346
30 September 1971
Sango Elementary School, Sango, Japan
Displayed under shelter; permission required for viewing from inside school premises
Niigata Prefecture [ ] Osaka [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 148
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
7 December 1940
318
23 October 1972
Kyōei Kōgyō, Osaka, Japan
Displayed under shelter on company grounds; may not be viewed from inside premises but can be viewed from road
Saitama Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 26
Kawasaki Sharyō
4 February 1938
1883
13 December 1971
Honmarujido Park, Gyōda, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence
C57 135
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
27 May 1940
285
31 March 1976
The Railway Museum , Saitama, Japan
Displayed indoors on turntable; whistle can be blown using compressed air
Shiga Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 128
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
15 March 1940
278
1 March 1973
Otsushi Asobinomori SL Park, Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence
Shimane Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 156
Kawasaki Sharyō
13 July 1942
2682
28 October 1974
Nishikōen, Masuda, Japan
Displayed outdoors; cosmetically restored 2022
C57 165
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
14 March 1942
351
1 March 1973
Higashi Park, Hamada, Japan
Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
Shizuoka Prefecture [ ]
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Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 30
Kawasaki Sharyō
25 February 1938
1887
4 December 1969
Motoyoshiwara Elementary School, Fuji, Japan
Displayed indoors with Toden 7024 ; visits must be arranged with school after 4 pm
Tokyo [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 57
Kawasaki Sharyō
3 May 1938
1921
1 March 1976
Ōkura Sports Club, Tokyo, Japan
Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
C57 66
20 August 1938
1965
8 November 1974
Iriarai West Park, Tokyo, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence, cab open for public viewing; compressed air used to blow whistle and move wheels for five minutes twice a day (12 and 3 pm)
C57 186
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
27 July 1946
519
28 February 1975
Koganei Park, Tokyo, Japan
Displayed outdoors, cab open for public viewing; coupled to passenger car SuHaFu 32 2146
Wakayama Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
C57 7
Kawasaki Sharyō
8 July 1937
1802
8 November 1973
Aizu Children Park, Tanabe, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence
C57 110
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
27 July 1939
260
21 December 1973
Hashimoto City Sports Park, Hashimoto, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence
C57 119
12 November 1939
269
11 May 1972
Oka Park, Wakayama, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence; fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack
Outside Japan [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Location
Notes
CT273
Kawasaki Sharyō
1943
2862
1984
Hualien Rolling Stock Branch, Hualien, Taiwan
Ex-C57 3, operational, mainline certified
CT271
Hitachi
1942
1512
Lovers Lake Park, Keelung, Taiwan
Ex-C57 1, displayed under shelter
CT278
1953
12103
Ershui Station, Changhua, Taiwan
Ex-C57 8, displayed under shelter
CT284
12109
Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park, Yilan, Taiwan
Ex-C57 14, formerly preserved at Yilan Sports Park; cosmetically restored 2024
Formerly preserved [ ] The following Class C57 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Chiba Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C57 129
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
28 March 1940
279
15 May 1969
Shimizu Park, Noda, Japan
Displayed outdoors; scrapped July 1996 due to significant deterioration
C57 198
31 July 1947
531
7 February 1972
Sakata Ekimae Park, Kimitsu, Japan
Displayed under shelter within fence; scrapped June 2003 due to significant deterioration and lack of funds to maintain locomotive
Fukuoka Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C57 158
Kawasaki Sharyō
16 July 1942
2684
18 September 1973
Yasaka Shrine, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed outdoors; scrapped May 2005 due to significant deterioration and lack of funds to maintain locomotive
Hyōgo Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C57 93
Hitachi
24 March 1939
1068
1 March 1973
Ikuno Elementary School, Asago, Japan
Displayed under shelter; scrapped August 1998 due to lack of funds to maintain locomotive, smokebox door, driving wheels and connecting rods preserved in Ikuno Community Center, number plate, driving wheel and connecting rods preserved in Fukuchiyama Railway Museum in Hyōgo
Nagasaki Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C57 100
Hitachi
31 March 1939
1075
27 April 1973
Central Park, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence; scrapped March 2017 due to aging, various parts preserved, some instruments went to C57 19
Okinawa Prefecture [ ]
Image
Number
Manufacturer
Date manufactured
Serial number
Date withdrawn
Last location
Notes
C57 87
Hitachi
28 February 1939
1062
31 March 1975
Nakijin Village General Athletic Park, Nakijin, Japan
Displayed outdoors within fence, originally used as a hotel; scrapped March 2005 due to salt corrosion and lack of funds to maintain locomotive
