Ōme Railway Park

Museum building

The Ōme Railway Park ( Japanese 青梅鉄道公園 , Ōme tetsudō kōen ; English Ōme Railway Park ) is a railway museum in Japan . It has been located in the city of Ōme in the west of Tokyo Prefecture since 1962 and is supported by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation , the cultural foundation of the JR East railway company .

description

The Japanese State Railways opened the railway park on October 18, 1962 on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of rail transport in Japan . Ten historic rail vehicles are on display, and there is also a miniature train for children. Next to it is a museum building with model railways , changing exhibitions and a souvenir shop. For the first three and a half decades, the vehicles were parked outdoors and were exposed to the elements, which made their condition worse. Extensive repairs were therefore carried out in 1997 and since 2007 all vehicles with one exception have been protected by a shelter.

The museum is open every day from Tuesday to Sunday. It is located in a park-like area around half a kilometer northeast of Ōme station .

Exhibits

On the grounds of Ōme Railroad Park currently (2020) eight are steam engines , one electric locomotive and a Shinkansen - motor coach on permanent display.

category	number	model series	Manufacturer	year
steam	110	Class 110	Yorkshire Engine Company	1871
	2221	Class 2120	North British Locomotive Company	1905
	5540	Class 5500	Beyer-Peacock	1897
	8620	Class 8620	Kisha Seizo	1914
	9608	Class 9600	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	1913
	C11 1	Class C11	Kisha Seizo	1932
	D51 452	Class D51	Kisha Seizo	1939
	E10 2	Class E10	Kisha Seizo	1948
Electric	ED16 1	Class ED16	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	1936
Shinkansen	22-75	Shinkansen class 0	Kisha Seizo	1969