Kisha Seizo

Kisha Seizo
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRail transport
Founded1869; 156 years ago (1869)
Defunct1972
FateMerged
SuccessorKawasaki Heavy Industries
HeadquartersOsaka, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsLocomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems
Works number 11 (JNR locomotive No. 233)
Builder's plate of No. 233

Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. (汽車製造株式会社, Kisha Seizō Kabushiki Gaisha) was a Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock that existed from 1896 to 1972.

  • 1896: Established by Masaru Inoue as the Kisha Seizo Joint Stock Company (汽車製造合資会社, Kisha Seizō Gōshi Kaisha).
  • 1899: Factory opened in Osaka.
  • 1901: Merged with the Hiraoka Factory (平岡工場, Hiraoka Kōjō), a coach and car maker in Tokyo. The two plants were reorganized as the Osaka Head Office and the Tokyo Branch.
  • 1912: Becomes Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. (汽車製造株式会社) after corporate restructuring.
  • 1936: Head office moved to Tokyo; Osaka Head Office becomes Osaka Branch.
  • 1944: The two branches (factories) renamed Osaka Works and Tokyo Works respectively.
  • 1968: Construction of railway wagon factory in Utsunomiya.
  • 1972: Merged with Kawasaki Heavy Industries.[1]

Preserved Kisha Seizō Locomotives

Works
number		 Year Original operator Class Road number Identity as preserved Location Notes
11 1903 Imperial Japanese Railways A10形 894 Japanese Government Railways 230形 233 Kyoto Railway Museum Carries number plates of w/n 15 (IJR A10形 895)
19 1904 Taiwan Government-General Railway 18型 32 Taiwan Railways BK10型 BK24 Tainan, Taiwan
26 1905 Hokuetsu Railway G形 ? Japanese National Railways 230形 268 Tosu, Saga
92 1912 Taiwan Government-General Railway 50型 57 Taiwan Railways CK50型 CK58 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
109 1913 Japanese Government Railways 8700形 8722 Yūbetsu Railway Kushiro, Hokkaido
119 1914 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 8620 Japanese National Railways 8620形 8620 Ōme, Tokyo
121 1914 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 8622 Japanese National Railways 8620形 8622 Shikaoi, Hokkaido
129 1914 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 8630 Japanese National Railways 8620形 8630 Kyoto Railway Museum
291 1918 Taiwan Government-General Railway 20型 22 Taiwan Railways LDK50型 LDK56 Koshigaya, Saitama 762mm narrow gauge
315 1918 Japanese Government Railways 9600形 29611 Japanese National Railways 9600形 29611 Ōmachi, Saga
316 1918 Japanese Government Railways 9600形 29612 Japanese National Railways 9600形 29612 Kusu, Ōita
317 1919 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 18688 Japanese National Railways 8620形 18688 Chōshi, Chiba Scrapped 2003
358 1919 Taiwan Government-General Railway 500型 501 Taiwan Railways CT150型 CT152 Miaoli, Taiwan
381 1919 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 28651 Japanese National Railways 8620形 28651 Ōno, Fukui
501 1921 Japanese Government Railways 18900形 18943 Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 44 JR East Akita Vehicle Centre, Akita, Akita preserved as cutaway
519 1921 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 48640 Japanese National Railways 8620形 48640 Hirosaki, Aomori
526 1921 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 48647 Japanese National Railways 8620形 48647 Takachiho, Miyazaki
529 1921 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 48650 Japanese National Railways 8620形 48650 Miyoshi, Hiroshima
544 1921 Taiwan Government-General Railway 20型 23 Taiwan Railways LDK50型 LDK57 Nasu, Tochigi 762mm narrow gauge
630 1922 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 58680 Japanese National Railways 8620形 58680 Mobara, Chiba
633 1922 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 58683 Japanese National Railways 8620形 58683 Takasaki River South Park, Sakura, Chiba
635 1922 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 58685 Japanese National Railways 8620形 58685 Tadotsu, Kagawa
639 1922 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 58689 Japanese National Railways 8620形 58689 Bungo-ōno, Ōita Scrapped 2012
661 1923 Japanese Government Railways 18900形 18980 Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 85 JR Kyushu Kagoshima Vehicle Centre, Kagoshima, Kagoshima preserved as cutaway
792 1924 Japanese Government Railways 9600形 79642 Japanese National Railways 9600形 79642 Yawatahama, Ehime
861 1926 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 88622 Japanese National Railways 8620形 88622 Iki, Nagasaki
862 1926 Japanese Government Railways 8620形 88623 Japanese National Railways 8620形 88623 Haboro, Hokkaido Scrapped 2009
884 1926 Jinchū Railway 3形 3 Jinchū Ry 3形 3 Sotetsu Kashiwadai Vehicle Centre, Ebina, Kanagawa
936 1927 Japanese Government Railways 18900形 38938 Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 239 Kyoto Railway Museum
1027 1928 Japanese Government Railways D50形 D50 282 Japanese National Railways D60形 D60 61 Ashiya, Fukuoka
1040 1928 Japanese Government Railways C53形 C53 45 Japanese National Railways C53形 C53 45 Kyoto Railway Museum
1101 1929 Taiwan Government-General Railway 800型 828 Taiwan Railways DT580型 DT609 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1120 1930 Japanese Government Railways C50形 C50 103 Japanese National Railways C50形 C50 103 Minamisōma, Fukushima
1174 1932 Japanese Government Railways C11形 C11 1 Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 1 Ōme, Tokyo
1183 1932 Japanese Government Railways C11形 C11 2 Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 2 Mikasa, Hokkaido
1186 1932 Japanese Government Railways C12形 C12 5 Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 5 Nirasaki, Yamanashi
1187 1932 Japanese Government Railways C12形 C12 6 Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 6 Otaru, Hokkaido
1219 1934 Japanese Government Railways C12形 C12 60 Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 60 Fukushima, Fukushima
1223 1934 Japanese Government Railways C12形 C12 64 Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 64 Miyakonojō, Miyazaki
1249 1934 Japanese Government Railways C12形 C12 85 Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 85 Wakō, Saitama
1252 1934 Japanese Government Railways C12形 C12 88 Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 88 Itoigawa, Niigata
1289 1935 Japanese Government Railways C11形 C11 66 Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 66 Naruto, Tokushima
1313 1935 South Manchuria Railway ミカサ形 ミカサ1422 China Railway JF6 3022 China Railway Museum, Beijing, China
1352 1935 Japanese Government Railways C56形 C56 23 State Railway of Thailand 700 Series 719 Kanchanaburi, Thailand
1371 1936 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 14 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 14 Nagareyama, Chiba
1375 1936 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 18 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 18 Ube, Yamaguchi
1382 1936 Chosen Government Railway ミカサ形 ミカサ36 Korean State Railway 6300型 6336 North Korea Operational for railfan tours
1390 1936 State Railway of Thailand DX50形 353 State Railway of Thailand 350 Series 353 Thanyaburi District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand Asia Fertilizer and Rice Mill Industry Co., Ltd. Use a rice mill business[2]
1415 1936 Chosen Railway 810形 815 Korean State Railway 500型 505 Ch'ŏlgwang, North Korea Operational for railfan tours
1457 1937 Japanese Government Railways C55形 C55 49 Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 49 Wakkanai, Hokkaido Scrapped 1996
1458 1937 Japanese Government Railways C55形 C55 50 Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 50 Otaru, Hokkaido
1460 1937 Japanese Government Railways C55形 C55 52 Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 52 Yoshimatsu Station, Yūsui, Kagoshima
1503 1937 Japanese Government Railways C57形 C57 11 Japanese National Railways C57形 C57 11 Toyooka, Hyōgo
1552 1938 Japanese Government Railways C11形 C11 133 Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 133 Tomakomai, Hokkaido
1564 1938 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 95 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 95 Shintoku, Hokkaido
1565 1938 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 96 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 96 Annaka, Gunma
1570 1938 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 101 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 101 Shimada, Shizuoka
1572 1938 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 103 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 103 Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
1578 1938 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 1 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 1 Kyoto Railway Museum
1582 1938 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 5 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 5 Utsunomiya, Tochigi
1627 1938 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 82 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 82 Bihoro, Hokkaido
1648 1938 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 98 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 98 Fukagawa, Hokkaido
1653 1938 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 103 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 103 Ichinoseki, Iwate
1664 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 106 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 106 Kushiro, Hokkaido
1670 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 112 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 112 Shibushi, Kagoshima
1671 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 113 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 113 Maizuru, Kyoto
1694 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 114 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 114 Ōsaki, Miyagi
1699 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 119 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 119 Kitami, Hokkaido
1727 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 122 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 122 Kurihara, Miyagi Scrapped 2008
1754 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 139 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 139 Yūbetsu, Hokkaido
1755 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 140 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 140 Hakui, Ishikawa Scrapped 1995
1804 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 170 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 170 Toyooka, Hyōgo
1805 1939 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 171 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 171 Obama, Fukui
1852 1940 North China Transport パシサ形 パシサ1542 China Railway SL3 152 China Railway Museum, Beijing, China
1863 1940 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 444 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 444 Kitami, Hokkaido
1870 1940 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 451 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 451 Akishima, Tokyo
1871 1940 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 452 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 452 Ōme, Tokyo
1872 1940 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 453 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 453 Kashiwa, Chiba
1882 1940 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 463 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 463 Hōfu, Yamaguchi Scrapped 2000
1889 1940 Taiwan Government-General Railway D51型 D51 2 Taiwan Railways DT650型 DT652 Tainan, Taiwan
1920 1940 Japanese Government Railways C11形 C11 155 Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 155 Ōgaki, Gifu
1932 1940 Japanese Government Railways C11形 C11 167 Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 167 Aomori, Aomori
1945 1940 Chosen Government Railway ミカサ形 ミカサ129 Korean National Railroad 미카3型 미카3-129 Daejeon National Cemetery, Daejeon, South Korea
2000 1941 Japanese Government Railways C59形 C59 1 Japanese National Railways C59形 C59 1 Kyushu Railway Museum, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
2060 1941 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 275 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 275 Kasama, Ibaraki
2062 1941 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 277 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 277 Kobayashi, Miyazaki
2065 1941 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 280 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 280 Minokamo, Gifu
2164 1942 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 312 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 312 Ikazaki, Ehime Scrapped 2008
2174 1942 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 322 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 322 Mishima, Shizuoka
2177 1942 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 325 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 325 JR West Kanazawa General Depot, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
2180 1942 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 328 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 328 Miharu, Fukushima Scrapped 2009
2219 1943 Central China Railway ミカサ形 ミカサ13 China Railway JF9 3673 China Railway Museum, Beijing, China
2234 1942 Iburi Jūkan Railway D51形 D5104 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 953 Toyoura, Hokkaido
2257 1942 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 774 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 774 Izumo, Shimane
2258 1942 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 775 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 775 Kiso, Nagano
2260 1942 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 777 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 777 Kariya, Aichi
2327 1943 Japanese Government Railways D51形 D51 787 Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 787 Miyota, Nagano
2334 1943 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 342 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 342 Kitakami, Iwate
2436 1944 Japanese Government Railways D52形 D52 136 Japanese National Railways D52形 D52 136 Numazu, Shizuoka
2438 1944 Japanese Government Railways D52形 D52 138 Japanese National Railways D52形 D52 138 Sagamihara, Kanagawa Preserved as D52 235
2446 1948 Japanese National Railways E10形 E10 2 Japanese National Railways E10形 E10 2 Ōme, Tokyo
2525 1946 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 389 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 389 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
2526 1946 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 390 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 390 Yosano, Kyoto
2531 1946 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 395 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 395 Hamura, Tokyo
2543 1946 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 407 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 407 Toshima, Tokyo
2550 1947 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 414 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 414 Tamaki, Mie
2554 1947 Japanese Government Railways C58形 C58 418 Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 418 Kumano, Mie Scrapped 2010
2577 1949 Soviet Railways D51 D51-22 Soviet Railways D51-22 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
2578 1949 Soviet Railways D51 D51-23 Soviet Railways D51-23 Biratori, Hokkaido
2580 1949 Soviet Railways D51 D51-25 Soviet Railways D51-25 Mukawa, Hokkaido Scrapped
2592 1949 Mitsui Ashibetsu Railway C58形 C58-2 Mitsui Ashibetsu Railway C58形 C58-2 Asahikawa, Hokkaido Scrapped 2014
2598 1949 State Railway of Thailand DX50形 955 State Railway of Thailand 900 Series 955 Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand Makkasan Factory State Railway of Thailand
2622 1925 Shin-Keihan Electric Railway BL-2形 BL-2 3 Keihan Electric Railway デキ2000形 2003 Takarazuka Train Hall, Takarazuka, Hyōgo Only partially preserved
2626 1927 Japanese Government Railways EB10形 EB10 1 Japanese National Railways EB10形 EB10 1 Fuchū, Tokyo
2643 1932 Japanese Government Railways EF53形 EF53 2 Japanese National Railways EF53形 EF53 2 Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Annaka, Gunma
2683 1943 Chosen Government Railway デロイ形 デロイ3 Korean State Railway 전기하3 Kowŏn, North Korea Operational as historical locomotive
2722 1953 Okayama Rinkō Railway 100形 102 Okayama Rinkō Railway 100形 102 Okayama Rinkō Railway head office, Okayama, Okayama
2751 1956 Nanbu Railway DC35形 DC351 Kaya Railway DC35形 DC351 Kaya SL Square, Yosano, Kyoto
2861 1961 Japanese National Railways DD14形 DD14 1 Japanese National Railways DD14形 DD14 1 Mikasa Railway Memorial Hall, Mikasa, Hokkaido
3061 1965 Keretapi Tanah Melayu Class 21 21111 ex-KTM Class 21, 21111 Malacca, Malaysia
3601 1968 Japanese National Railways EF66形 EF66 1 Japanese National Railways EF66形 EF66 1 Hiroshima Engine Depot, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Further reading

Japan Association of Railway Industries, Japan Rolling Stock Exporters' Association (1955). Rolling stock & parts. Bunshodo.

References

  1. ^ "Kawasaki: Chronological Table". Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Rotfaithai.Com Gallery". gallery.rotfaithai.com.