Kisha Seizo

Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. 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.
1899: Factory opened in Osaka.
1901: Merged with the Hiraoka Factory, 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. after corporate restructuring.
1936: Head office moved to Tokyo; Osaka Head Office becomes Osaka Branch.
1944: The two branches renamed Osaka Works and Tokyo Works respectively.
1968: Construction of railway wagon factory in Utsunomiya.
1972: Merged with Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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
19	1904	Taiwan Railways Administration\|	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	China Railways JF6\|	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
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		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
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		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

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Kisha Seizo

Preserved Kisha Seizō Locomotives