Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum

Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum
津山まなびの鉄道館
The entrance in April 2016
Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum is located in Japan
Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum
Location within Japan
Established2 April 2016
LocationTsuyama, Okayama, Japan
Coordinates35°03′12″N 133°59′59″E / 35.053320°N 133.999782°E / 35.053320; 133.999782
TypeRailway museum
Public transit accessTsuyama Station
Websitewww.tsuyamakan.jp/manabi

Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum (津山まなびの鉄道館, Tsuyama Manabi no Tetsudōkan) is a railway museum in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since 2 April 2016.[1] It is based around the former Tsuyama Depot roundhouse, which was used to house a number of preserved locomotives since 2007.[1]

Exhibits

The roundhouse and preserved rolling stock in April 2016

A total of 13 rolling stock exhibits are housed at the museum, including the nine vehicles previously preserved inside the roundhouse and vehicles moved from the former Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka which closed in April 2014.[2][3][4]

Steam locomotives

Built in 1936 by Kawasaki Sharyo.[5] Preserved at the former Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka following withdrawal in 1971.[5] Moved from the Modern Transportation Museum in March 2015.[6]

Diesel locomotives

  • 10 t diesel shunting locomotive
Built in 1974 by Kyosan Kogyo, and preserved at Tsuyama since 2011.[5]
Built in 1967 by Nippon Sharyo. Preserved at the former Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka following withdrawal in 1986.[5]
  • Class DD15 diesel locomotive snowplough unit number DD15 30
Built in 1964 by Nippon Sharyo.[5] Previously operated by Toyama Chiho Railway, and moved to Tsuyama following its withdrawal in 2011.[7]
Built in 1972 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries as DD16 13, and converted to become a snowplough unit in 1983. Withdrawn in 2015.[5]
Built in 1977 and withdrawn from service in 2007.[5]
Built in 1970, withdrawn from service in 1986, and moved to Tsuyama in 2002.[5]
Built in 1958, and preserved at the former Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka following withdrawal in 1984.[5] Moved from the former Modern Transportation Museum in March 2015.[8]
  • A Class DD15
    A Class DD15
  • A Class DD16-300 snowplough unit
    A Class DD16-300 snowplough unit
  • DD51 1187 in service in 2006
    DD51 1187 in service in 2006
  • DE50 1 inside the roundhouse in May 2007
    DE50 1 inside the roundhouse in May 2007
  • DF50 18 at the Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka in January 2007
    DF50 18 at the Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka in January 2007

Diesel multiple units

Built in 1978 as passenger coach OHa 50-5, converted to become a diesel car in 1988, and withdrawn from service in 2010.[5]
Built in 1965 by Niigata Tekko, and withdrawn from service in 2010.[5]
KiHa 58-563 was built in 1964 and withdrawn from service in 2010.[5]
KiHa 28-2329 was built in 1964 as KiHa 28-329, and renumbered KiHa 28-2329 in 1969 following the addition of air-conditioning.[5]
Built in 1969 by Nippon Sharyo for use on Oki and later Hamakaze, and withdrawn from service in 2011.[5]
  • KiHa 33-1001 on the roundhouse tyrntable in 2014
    KiHa 33-1001 on the roundhouse tyrntable in 2014
  • KiHa 58-563 + KiHa 28-2329 in service
    KiHa 58-563 + KiHa 28-2329 in service
  • A KiHa 181 DMU in service
    A KiHa 181 DMU in service

History

The depot in 1998

The roundhouse structure was built in 1936 as part of Tsuyama Locomotive Depot, and originally contained 17 storage tracks (of which 11 remain).[5]

The museum opened on 2 April 2016.[1]

Access

The site is located close to Tsuyama Station on the Kishin Line and Tsuyama Line.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 「津山まなびの鉄道館」オープン [Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ 「旧津山扇形機関車庫」の改装オープンについて [Rebuilding and opening of former Tsuyama Depot roundhouse]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ 収蔵車両の紹介 [Exhibit details] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ^ 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. pp. 123–126. ISBN 978-4863209282.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Shibata, Togo (February 2016). 2016年「津山まなびの鉄道館」としてリニューアルオープン [Reopening in 2016 as "Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum!]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 382. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 46–47.
  6. ^ 津山市 来月からD51の展示始まる [D51 to go on display at Tsuyama from next month]. RSK News (in Japanese). Japan: Sanyo Broadcasting Co., Ltd. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ DD15 30が津山へ [DD15 30 moved to Tsuyama]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ^ DF50 18が津山に向けて陸送される [DF50 18 transported to Tsuyama]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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