service in 1985, but was reinstated in 1987 to Miyahara Depot in Osaka for use on special event trains. It was repainted into its original all-over brown livery to coincide with the restoration of observation car Maite 49 2. It was equipped with a train heating steam generator. In 2006, this locomotive was featured in the movie Tabi No Okurimono 0:00 Hatsu. In 2015, it was repainted into blue livery ahead of preservation at the Railway Museum in Kyoto. EF58 154: Cab end only preserved at JR East Omiya Works in light green livery. EF58 157: Preserved at SCMaglev and Railway Park. Built in 1958 by Mitsubishi, and withdrawn from regular service in 1985 before being reinstated to Shizuoka Depot in 1988 for use hauling special event trains on the Tokaido and Iida Lines. It was equipped with a train heating steam generator only, and operated in blue and cream livery until its withdrawal in 2007. EF58 172: Preserved at Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Gunma, in blue livery. In fiction Alf, a character from Robot Trains, is based on JNR Class EF58. See also Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification References Japan Railfan Magazine March 2006 1500 V DC locomotives Electric locomotives of Japan 1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan 2-C+C-2 locomotives Hitachi locomotives Toshiba locomotives Preserved electric locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1946