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Entry 13 · Anime · 1977

Galaxy Express 999.

Galaxy Express 999 · JNR Class C62 (4-6-4 Hudson)

Year1977
CertificatePG
Runtime2h 9
Screen trainGalaxy Express 999
Real stockJNR Class C62 (4-6-4 Hudson)

The scene

Galaxy Express 999.

Galaxy Express 999 gives a JNR Class C62 4-6-4 Hudson a second life as a space-faring train. The real class was the largest steam passenger locomotive built for Japanese National Railways, and the anime's engine keeps its lines.

The real thing

Class JNR Class C62 (4-6-4 Hudson)
OperatorJapanese National Railways (historic)
Stock record Linked to the LopoRail vehicle database
Screen dutyGalaxy Express 999

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Locomotive photography credits
  • File:5972 "Olton Hall" (3739156535).jpg — Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:Steam Railroading Institute Pere Marquette 1225 (10).jpg — Oaktree b, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:Series-N700S-J2.jpg — MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:KTX-I in Busan Station (15618537248).jpg — Doug Letterman from Oakland, CA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:Fourgon 1270 « Orient Express » CIWL - Longueville.jpg — Projet 154, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:LB&SCR E2 class No. 109 later 2109.jpg — , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:Sierra No. 3 in roundhouse.jpg — Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • File:BNSF 1863 (SD40-2) (38481781700).jpg — Tyler Silvest, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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