The is a type of
2-10-4 steam locomotive built by the
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Ra ...
(JGR). They were numbered E10 1-E10 5 . They were built in 1948 and designed by
Hideo Shima
was a Japanese engineer and the driving force behind the building of the first bullet train (Shinkansen).
Shima was born in Osaka in 1901, and educated at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. His father was p ...
.
Following the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
Japanese Government Railways was prohibited by
GHQ from building new locomotives due to financial difficulties. However, an exception was granted for the E10s to replace the ageing
JNR Class 4110 locomotives. This was because it was not possible to substitute existing locomotives on the steep gradients of the
Ōu Main Line
The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1992, the Fukushima–Yama ...
where the 4110s were used.
The boiler of the E10 was a special design based on the
JNR Class D52
The Class D52 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (Now Japanese National Railways) and various manufacturers: Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi, and Mits ...
with the fire grate area reduced by 0.55m
2.
Five locomotives were manufactured by
Kisha Seizō in 1948. They were the last steam locomotives built for Japanese National Railways.
The last examples in regular service were withdrawn in 1962.
Preserved examples
One E10 remains in preservation: E10 2 at
Ome Railway Park
The is a railway museum in Ōme, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1962, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a foundation established by East Japan Railway Company.
Exhibits
Eight steam locomotives, one electric locomotive an ...
in
Ōme, Tokyo
is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,895 in 63,917 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Ōme is located in ...
.
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See also
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Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
This page explains the numbering and classification schemes for locomotives employed by the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Steam locomotives
Pre-nationalization
Prior to the natio ...
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2-10-4 locomotives
Steam locomotives of Japan
1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
Preserved steam locomotives of Japan
Railway locomotives introduced in 1948
Freight locomotives