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Ome Railway Park

The Ome Railway Park (青梅鉄道公園, Ōme Tetsudō Kōen) 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

Seven steam locomotives, one electric locomotive and one 0 Series Shinkansen EMU car are on display. (as of July 2023)

Category Number Class Builder Year built Image
Steam 2221 JGR Class 2120 North British Locomotive Company, Scotland 1905
5540 JGR Class 5500 Beyer, Peacock & Company, England 1897
8620 JGR Class 8620 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1914
9608 JNR Class 9600 Kawasaki, Japan 1913
C11 1 JNR Class C11 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1932
D51 452 JNR Class D51 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1939
E10 2 JNR Class E10 Kisha Seizo, Japan 1948
Electric ED16 1 JNR Class ED16 [ja] Mitsubishi, Japan 1936
Shinkansen 22-75 0 series Kisha Seizo, Japan 1969
  • Shinkansen car 22-75 was repainted into Tohoku ivory/green livery for short period in late 1980s.
  • JNR Class C51 steam locomotive No. C51 5 was also preserved here until it was moved to the Railway Museum in Saitama, Saitama.
  • JGR Class 110 steam locomotive No. 110 was also sectioned and put on display here, until its sectioned part was restored was moved to CIAL Sakuragichō Station in June 2020.

Access

The museum is located 15 minutes walk from Ome Station on the Ome Line.

Address

2-155 Katsunuma, Ōme, Tokyo

References

  1. ^ "The Collection of Ome Railway Park - 2013". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Collection of Ome Railway Park". Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ 鉄道のテクノロジーVol1:新幹線 [Railway Technology Vol.1: Shinkansen]. Japan: Sanei Mook. April 2009. p. 121. ISBN 978-4-7796-0534-5.
  4. ^ "桜木町駅新南口に蒸気機関車やジオラマ、旧横濱鉄道歴史展示「旧横ギャラリー」充実!". はまこれ横浜 (in Japanese). 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2022-10-17.

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