The Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum was the biggest exclusive steam locomotives museum in Japan. It was opened after the centennial anniversary of Japanese railroads on 10 October 1972. |
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Before it became a museum, the last few years were very quiet at Umekoji depot.
It was not the big depot, anymore, as it was on arterial lines. I took these Umekoji depot photos during 1968-1970, during it's active period. Before Umekoji museum was established, it had only a few steam engines. They were switching operations with class C11s No.96, class 8620's No. 28698, 48677 and 88638, and for Sanin line passenger train operation's class C57, No.5, 15, 39, 89, 127 and 190, a total of 10 engines were enrolled. Once in a while, class C58 and D51s, from Nara and Fukuchiyama could be seen at Umekoji depot. |
![]() C57_127 Later she was moved to Kyushu. |
![]() C11_96 was switcher in Umekoji yard. She was preserved in Shingu city after retirement.
| ![]() Class 8620, No.28698
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| ![]() Occasional visitor diesel loco DD54 Made in Germany, the DD54's were all retired at their early stage because of poor engine design during 1978.
| ![]() Fukuchiyama depot's D51_463
| ![]() Left 88638 and C11_96
| ![]() 28698 |
![]() Near Nijyo, Sanin line D51_1018. |
![]() Uji station, Nara line D51_1120 |
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