Japan National Railways class EF58 electric locomotive

A total 172 units of this 2-C+C-2 axle arrangement type, 1500 Volt DC electric locomotives were built between 1946 and 1958. Here one is depicted hauling a blue passenger train decorated with a "Sakura" (Cherry Blossom) headboard, characteristic of 1950s/1960s Japanese children's railway books magazines.

Length 19,900 mm (65 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Width: 2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in
Height: 3,947 mm (13')
Loco weight: 115 tonnes
Maximum speed: 100 km/h (97 mph)
Power output: 2,550 hp