Ome Railway Park Explained

Ome Railway Park
Native Name:	青梅鉄道公園
Native Name Lang:	ja
Map Type:	Japan
Established:	1962
Location:	Ōme, Tokyo Japan
Type:	Railway museum
Publictransit:	Ōme Station

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

Seven steam locomotives, one electric locomotive and one 0 Series Shinkansen EMU car are on display.^{[1] [2]} (as of July 2023)

Category	Number	Class	Builder	Year built	Image
Steam	2221		North British Locomotive Company, Scotland	1905
	5540		Beyer, Peacock & Company, England	1897
	8620		Kisha Seizo, Japan	1914
	9608		Kawasaki, Japan	1913
	C11 1		Kisha Seizo, Japan	1932
	D51 452		Kisha Seizo, Japan	1939
	E10 2		Kisha Seizo, Japan	1948
Electric	ED16 1		Mitsubishi, Japan	1936
Shinkansen	22-75		Kisha Seizo, Japan	1969

• Shinkansen car 22-75 was repainted into Tohoku ivory/green livery for short period in late 1980s.^[3]
• JNR Class C51 steam locomotive No. C51 5 was also preserved here until it was moved to the Railway Museum in Saitama, Saitama.^[1]
• 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.^[4]

Access

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

Address

2-155 Katsunuma, Ōme, Tokyo

External links

• • List of engines

35.7923°N 139.2633°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Collection of Ome Railway Park - 2013. November 27, 2013. December 3, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011043/http://www.ejrcf.or.jp/ome/english/display.html .
2. Web site: The Collection of Ome Railway Park. July 16, 2023 .
3. Book: 鉄道のテクノロジーVol1：新幹線 . Railway Technology Vol.1: Shinkansen. Sanei Mook. April 2009 . Japan . 121. 978-4-7796-0534-5.
4. Web site: 2020-06-28 . 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！ . 2022-10-17 . はまこれ横浜 . ja.