JGR Class 8620
The Class 8620 (8620形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1914 to 1929. A total of 672 Class 8620 locomotives were built.[1]
| JGR Class 8620 Taiwan Railways Class CT150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Three Class 8620 locomotives in service in 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A total of 42 Class 8620 locomotives were built for Imperial Taiwan Railway from 1919 to 1928. After World War II, they were taken over by Taiwan Government Railways, and were classified CT150.
Preserved examples
As of 2014, 20 Class 8620 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]
- 8620: Preserved at the Ome Railway Park in Ome, Tokyo
- 8630: Preserved in working order at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto
- 28651: Preserved in Ono, Fukui
- 48624: Preserved in a park in Otofuke, Hokkaido
- 48640: Preserved in Hirosaki, Aomori
- 48647: Preserved in Takachiho, Miyazaki
- 48650: Preserved in Miyoshi, Hiroshima
- 48696: Preserved at the municipal zoo in Omuta, Fukuoka
- 58623: Preserved in Toyokawa, Aichi
- 58654: Preserved in working order as the SL Hitoyoshi at Kumamoto Depot in Kumamoto, Kumamoto
- 58680: Preserved in a park in Mobara, Chiba
- 58683: Preserved in a park in Sakura, Chiba
- 58685: Preserved in front of Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa
- 68691: Preserved in a park in Yamagata, Yamagata
- 68692: Preserved in a park in Tokushima, Tokushima
- 78626: Preserved in a park in Onga, Fukuoka
- 78653: Preserved at Wespa Tsubakiyama in Fukaura, Aomori
- 78675: Preserved in a park in Gojo, Nara
- 78693: Preserved at Koriyama Depot in Koriyama, Fukushima
- 88622: Preserved in Iki, Nagasaki
8620 at the Ome Railway Park in September 2015
Preserved 8630 in operation at the Kyoto Railway Museum in August 2016
48640 in Aomori Prefecture in June 2011
Preserved 58654 in operation in September 2010
58685 in Tadotsu in October 2004
78653 in August 2007
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 8620 steam locomotives. |
- Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 28–31. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
- Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 978-4863209282.
 Japanese Government Railway Steam Locomotives | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank |
| ||||||||||
| Tender |
| ||||||||||
| Narrow gauge |
| ||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=logo} Locomotives of Kyushu Railway Company | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric |
| ||||
| Diesel | |||||
| Steam | |||||
Note: Withdrawn locomotive classes are shown in italics | |||||
| Diesel locomotives |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric locomotives |
| ||||||
| Electric multiple units | |||||||
| Steam locomotives |
| ||||||
| Railcars |
| ||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.