Kisha Seizo
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRail transport
Founded1869 (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
YearOriginal operatorClassRoad numberIdentity as preservedLocationNotes
111903Imperial Japanese RailwaysA10形894Japanese Government Railways 230形 233Kyoto Railway MuseumCarries number plates of w/n 15 (IJR A10形 895)
191904Taiwan Government-General Railway18型32Taiwan Railways BK10型 BK24Tainan, Taiwan
261905Hokuetsu RailwayG形 ?Japanese National Railways 230形 268Tosu, Saga
921912Taiwan Government-General Railway50型57Taiwan Railways CK50型 CK58Kaohsiung, Taiwan
1091913Japanese Government Railways8700形8722Yūbetsu RailwayKushiro, Hokkaido
1191914Japanese Government Railways8620形8620Japanese National Railways 8620形 8620Ōme, Tokyo
1211914Japanese Government Railways8620形8622Japanese National Railways 8620形 8622Shikaoi, Hokkaido
1291914Japanese Government Railways8620形8630Japanese National Railways 8620形 8630Kyoto Railway Museum
2911918Taiwan Government-General Railway20型22Taiwan Railways LDK50型 LDK56Koshigaya, Saitama762mm narrow gauge
3151918Japanese Government Railways9600形29611Japanese National Railways 9600形 29611Ōmachi, Saga
3161918Japanese Government Railways9600形29612Japanese National Railways 9600形 29612Kusu, Ōita
3171919Japanese Government Railways8620形18688Japanese National Railways 8620形 18688Chōshi, ChibaScrapped 2003
3581919Taiwan Government-General Railway500型501Taiwan Railways CT150型 CT152Miaoli, Taiwan
3811919Japanese Government Railways8620形28651Japanese National Railways 8620形 28651Ōno, Fukui
5011921Japanese Government Railways18900形18943Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 44JR East Akita Vehicle Centre, Akita, Akitapreserved as cutaway
5191921Japanese Government Railways8620形48640Japanese National Railways 8620形 48640Hirosaki, Aomori
5261921Japanese Government Railways8620形48647Japanese National Railways 8620形 48647Takachiho, Miyazaki
5291921Japanese Government Railways8620形48650Japanese National Railways 8620形 48650Miyoshi, Hiroshima
5441921Taiwan Government-General Railway20型23Taiwan Railways LDK50型 LDK57Nasu, Tochigi762mm narrow gauge
6301922Japanese Government Railways8620形58680Japanese National Railways 8620形 58680Mobara, Chiba
6331922Japanese Government Railways8620形58683Japanese National Railways 8620形 58683Takasaki River South Park, Sakura, Chiba
6351922Japanese Government Railways8620形58685Japanese National Railways 8620形 58685Tadotsu, Kagawa
6391922Japanese Government Railways8620形58689Japanese National Railways 8620形 58689Bungo-ōno, ŌitaScrapped 2012
6611923Japanese Government Railways18900形18980Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 85JR Kyushu Kagoshima Vehicle Centre, Kagoshima, Kagoshimapreserved as cutaway
7921924Japanese Government Railways9600形79642Japanese National Railways 9600形 79642Yawatahama, Ehime
8611926Japanese Government Railways8620形88622Japanese National Railways 8620形 88622Iki, Nagasaki
8621926Japanese Government Railways8620形88623Japanese National Railways 8620形 88623Haboro, HokkaidoScrapped 2009
8841926Jinchū Railway3形3Jinchū Ry 3形 3Sotetsu Kashiwadai Vehicle Centre, Ebina, Kanagawa
9361927Japanese Government Railways18900形38938Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 239Kyoto Railway Museum
10271928Japanese Government RailwaysD50形D50 282Japanese National Railways D60形 D60 61Ashiya, Fukuoka
10401928Japanese Government RailwaysC53形C53 45Japanese National Railways C53形 C53 45Kyoto Railway Museum
11011929Taiwan Government-General Railway800型828Taiwan Railways DT580型 DT609Kaohsiung, Taiwan
11201930Japanese Government RailwaysC50形C50 103Japanese National Railways C50形 C50 103Minamisōma, Fukushima
11741932Japanese Government RailwaysC11形C11 1Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 1Ōme, Tokyo
11831932Japanese Government RailwaysC11形C11 2Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 2Mikasa, Hokkaido
11861932Japanese Government RailwaysC12形C12 5Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 5Nirasaki, Yamanashi
11871932Japanese Government RailwaysC12形C12 6Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 6Otaru, Hokkaido
12191934Japanese Government RailwaysC12形C12 60Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 60Fukushima, Fukushima
12231934Japanese Government RailwaysC12形C12 64Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 64Miyakonojō, Miyazaki
12491934Japanese Government RailwaysC12形C12 85Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 85Wakō, Saitama
12521934Japanese Government RailwaysC12形C12 88Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 88Itoigawa, Niigata
12891935Japanese Government RailwaysC11形C11 66Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 66Naruto, Tokushima
13131935South Manchuria Railwayミカサ形ミカサ1422China Railway JF6 3022China Railway Museum, Beijing, China
13521935Japanese Government RailwaysC56形C56 23State Railway of Thailand 700 Series 719Kanchanaburi, Thailand
13711936Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 14Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 14Nagareyama, Chiba
13751936Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 18Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 18Ube, Yamaguchi
13821936Chosen Government Railwayミカサ形ミカサ36Korean State Railway 6300型 6336North KoreaOperational for railfan tours
14151936Chosen Railway810形815Korean State Railway 500型 505Ch'ŏlgwang, North KoreaOperational for railfan tours
14571937Japanese Government RailwaysC55形C55 49Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 49Wakkanai, HokkaidoScrapped 1996
14581937Japanese Government RailwaysC55形C55 50Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 50Otaru, Hokkaido
14601937Japanese Government RailwaysC55形C55 52Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 52Yoshimatsu Station, Yūsui, Kagoshima
15031937Japanese Government RailwaysC57形C57 11Japanese National Railways C57形 C57 11Toyooka, Hyōgo
15521938Japanese Government RailwaysC11形C11 133Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 133Tomakomai, Hokkaido
15641938Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 95Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 95Shintoku, Hokkaido
15651938Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 96Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 96Annaka, Gunma
15701938Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 101Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 101Shimada, Shizuoka
15721938Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 103Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 103Iwakuni, Yamaguchi
15781938Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 1Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 1Kyoto Railway Museum
15821938Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 5Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 5Utsunomiya, Tochigi
16271938Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 82Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 82Bihoro, Hokkaido
16481938Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 98Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 98Fukagawa, Hokkaido
16531938Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 103Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 103Ichinoseki, Iwate
16641939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 106Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 106Kushiro, Hokkaido
16701939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 112Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 112Shibushi, Kagoshima
16711939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 113Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 113Maizuru, Kyoto
16941939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 114Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 114Ōsaki, Miyagi
16991939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 119Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 119Kitami, Hokkaido
17271939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 122Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 122Kurihara, MiyagiScrapped 2008
17541939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 139Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 139Yūbetsu, Hokkaido
17551939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 140Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 140Hakui, IshikawaScrapped 1995
18041939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 170Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 170Toyooka, Hyōgo
18051939Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 171Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 171Obama, Fukui
18521940North China Transportパシサ形パシサ1542China Railway SL3 152China Railway Museum, Beijing, China
18631940Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 444Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 444Kitami, Hokkaido
18701940Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 451Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 451Akishima, Tokyo
18711940Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 452Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 452Ōme, Tokyo
18721940Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 453Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 453Kashiwa, Chiba
18821940Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 463Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 463Hōfu, YamaguchiScrapped 2000
18891940Taiwan Government-General RailwayD51型D51 2Taiwan Railways DT650型 DT652Tainan, Taiwan
19201940Japanese Government RailwaysC11形C11 155Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 155Ōgaki, Gifu
19321940Japanese Government RailwaysC11形C11 167Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 167Aomori, Aomori
19451940Chosen Government Railwayミカサ形ミカサ129Korean National Railroad 미카3型 미카3-129Daejeon National Cemetery, Daejeon, South Korea
20001941Japanese Government RailwaysC59形C59 1Japanese National Railways C59形 C59 1Kyushu Railway Museum, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
20601941Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 275Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 275Kasama, Ibaraki
20621941Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 277Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 277Kobayashi, Miyazaki
20651941Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 280Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 280Minokamo, Gifu
21641942Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 312Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 312Ikazaki, EhimeScrapped 2008
21741942Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 322Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 322Mishima, Shizuoka
21771942Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 325Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 325JR West Kanazawa General Depot, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
21801942Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 328Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 328Miharu, FukushimaScrapped 2009
22191943Central China Railwayミカサ形ミカサ13China Railway JF9 3673China Railway Museum, Beijing, China
22341942Iburi Jūkan RailwayD51形D5104Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 953Toyoura, Hokkaido
22571942Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 774Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 774Izumo, Shimane
22581942Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 775Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 775Kiso, Nagano
22601942Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 777Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 777Kariya, Aichi
23271943Japanese Government RailwaysD51形D51 787Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 787Miyota, Nagano
23341943Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 342Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 342Kitakami, Iwate
24361944Japanese Government RailwaysD52形D52 136Japanese National Railways D52形 D52 136Numazu, Shizuoka
24381944Japanese Government RailwaysD52形D52 138Japanese National Railways D52形 D52 138Sagamihara, KanagawaPreserved as D52 235
24461948Japanese National RailwaysE10形E10 2Japanese National Railways E10形 E10 2Ōme, Tokyo
25251946Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 389Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 389Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
25261946Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 390Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 390Yosano, Kyoto
25311946Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 395Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 395Hamura, Tokyo
25431946Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 407Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 407Toshima, Tokyo
25501947Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 414Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 414Tamaki, Mie
25541947Japanese Government RailwaysC58形C58 418Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 418Kumano, MieScrapped 2010
25771949Soviet RailwaysD51D51-22Soviet Railways D51-22Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
25781949Soviet RailwaysD51D51-23Soviet Railways D51-23Biratori, Hokkaido
25801949Soviet RailwaysD51D51-25Soviet Railways D51-25Mukawa, HokkaidoScrapped
25921949Mitsui Ashibetsu RailwayC58形C58-2Mitsui Ashibetsu Railway C58形 C58-2Asahikawa, HokkaidoScrapped 2014
26221925Shin-Keihan Electric RailwayBL-2形BL-2 3Keihan Electric Railway デキ2000形 2003Takarazuka Train Hall, Takarazuka, HyōgoOnly partially preserved
26261927Japanese Government RailwaysEB10形EB10 1Japanese National Railways EB10形 EB10 1Fuchū, Tokyo
26431932Japanese Government RailwaysEF53形EF53 2Japanese National Railways EF53形 EF53 2Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Annaka, Gunma
26831943Chosen Government Railwayデロイ形デロイ3Korean State Railway 전기하3Kowŏn, North KoreaOperational as historical locomotive
27221953Okayama Rinkō Railway100形102Okayama Rinkō Railway 100形 102Okayama Rinkō Railway head office, Okayama, Okayama
27511956Nanbu RailwayDC35形DC351Kaya Railway DC35形 DC351Kaya SL Square, Yosano, Kyoto
28611961Japanese National RailwaysDD14形DD14 1Japanese National Railways DD14形 DD14 1Mikasa Railway Memorial Hall, Mikasa, Hokkaido
30611965Keretapi Tanah MelayuClass 2121111ex-KTM Class 21, 21111Malacca, Malaysia
36011968Japanese National RailwaysEF66形EF66 1Japanese National Railways EF66形 EF66 1Hiroshima Engine Depot, Hiroshima, Hiroshima

Further reading

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

References

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