JGR Class 160

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0T
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel type	Coal

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Build date	1871-1874
Total produced	6

Class 160
Class 160
	Locomotive No. 21
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Build date	1871-1874
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0T
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel type	Coal

The JGR Class 160 was a steam railway locomotive class formerly operated in Japan.

History

A total of six Class 160 locomotives were imported from the UK in 1871 and 1874.^[1] Built by Sharp, Stewart and Company, four locomotives were imported in 1871, with two more added in 1874.^[1]

Preservation

No. 12 (No. 165) in 2009

Locomotive No. 165 is preserved in operating condition at Meiji-mura in Aichi Prefecture, the oldest operating steam locomotive in Japan.^[1] While the boiler was replaced in 1985, the rest of the locomotive dates from the 1800s.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 67. ISBN 978-4863209282.

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[sasada2014-1] 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. 67. ISBN 978-4863209282.

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JGR Class 160

Contents

History

Preservation

See also

References