Kisha Seizo

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]

Kisha Seizo

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1869; 156 years ago (1869)
Defunct	1972
Fate	Merged
Successor	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Headquarters	Osaka, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Locomotives 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

Preserved Kisha Seizō Locomotives

Works number	Year	Original operator	Class	Road number	Identity as preserved	Location	Country	Notes
11	1903	Imperial Japanese Railways	A10形	894	Japanese Government Railways 230形 233	Kyoto Railway Museum	Japan	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	Taiwan
26	1905	Hokuetsu Railway	G形	?	Japanese National Railways 230形 268	Tosu, Saga	Japan
92	1912	Taiwan Government-General Railway	50型	57	Taiwan Railways CK50型 CK58	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Taiwan
109	1913	Japanese Government Railways	8700形	8722	Yūbetsu Railway	Kushiro, Hokkaido	Japan
119	1914	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	8620	Japanese National Railways 8620形 8620	Ōme, Tokyo	Japan
121	1914	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	8622	Japanese National Railways 8620形 8622	Shikaoi, Hokkaido	Japan
129	1914	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	8630	Japanese National Railways 8620形 8630	Kyoto Railway Museum	Japan
291	1918	Taiwan Government-General Railway	20型	22	Taiwan Railways LDK50型 LDK56	Koshigaya, Saitama	Japan	762mm narrow gauge
315	1918	Japanese Government Railways	9600形	29611	Japanese National Railways 9600形 29611	Ōmachi, Saga	Japan
316	1918	Japanese Government Railways	9600形	29612	Japanese National Railways 9600形 29612	Kusu, Ōita	Japan
358	1919	Taiwan Government-General Railway	500型	501	Taiwan Railways CT150型 CT152	Miaoli, Taiwan	Taiwan
381	1919	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	28651	Japanese National Railways 8620形 28651	Ōno, Fukui	Japan
501	1921	Japanese Government Railways	18900形	18943	Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 44	JR East Akita Vehicle Centre, Akita, Akita	Japan	preserved as cutaway
519	1921	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	48640	Japanese National Railways 8620形 48640	Hirosaki, Aomori	Japan
526	1921	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	48647	Japanese National Railways 8620形 48647	Takachiho, Miyazaki	Japan
529	1921	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	48650	Japanese National Railways 8620形 48650	Miyoshi, Hiroshima	Japan
544	1921	Taiwan Government-General Railway	20型	23	Taiwan Railways LDK50型 LDK57	Nasu, Tochigi	Japan	762mm narrow gauge
630	1922	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	58680	Japanese National Railways 8620形 58680	Mobara, Chiba	Japan
633	1922	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	58683	Japanese National Railways 8620形 58683	Takasaki River South Park, Sakura, Chiba	Japan
635	1922	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	58685	Japanese National Railways 8620形 58685	Tadotsu, Kagawa	Japan
661	1923	Japanese Government Railways	18900形	18980	Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 85	JR Kyushu Kagoshima Vehicle Centre, Kagoshima, Kagoshima	Japan	preserved as cutaway
792	1924	Japanese Government Railways	9600形	79642	Japanese National Railways 9600形 79642	Yawatahama, Ehime	Japan
861	1926	Japanese Government Railways	8620形	88622	Japanese National Railways 8620形 88622	Iki, Nagasaki	Japan
884	1926	Jinchū Railway	3形	3	Jinchū Ry 3形 3	Sotetsu Kashiwadai Vehicle Centre, Ebina, Kanagawa	Japan
936	1927	Japanese Government Railways	18900形	38938	Japanese National Railways C51形 C51 239	Kyoto Railway Museum	Japan
1027	1928	Japanese Government Railways	D50形	D50 282	Japanese National Railways D60形 D60 61	Ashiya, Fukuoka	Japan
1040	1928	Japanese Government Railways	C53形	C53 45	Japanese National Railways C53形 C53 45	Kyoto Railway Museum	Japan
1101	1929	Taiwan Government-General Railway	800型	828	Taiwan Railways DT580型 DT609	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Taiwan
1120	1930	Japanese Government Railways	C50形	C50 103	Japanese National Railways C50形 C50 103	Minamisōma, Fukushima	Japan
1174	1932	Japanese Government Railways	C11形	C11 1	Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 1	Ōme, Tokyo	Japan
1183	1932	Japanese Government Railways	C11形	C11 2	Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 2	Mikasa, Hokkaido	Japan
1186	1932	Japanese Government Railways	C12形	C12 5	Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 5	Nirasaki, Yamanashi	Japan
1187	1932	Japanese Government Railways	C12形	C12 6	Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 6	Otaru, Hokkaido	Japan
1219	1934	Japanese Government Railways	C12形	C12 60	Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 60	Fukushima, Fukushima	Japan
1223	1934	Japanese Government Railways	C12形	C12 64	Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 64	Miyakonojō, Miyazaki	Japan
1249	1934	Japanese Government Railways	C12形	C12 85	Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 85	Wakō, Saitama	Japan
1252	1934	Japanese Government Railways	C12形	C12 88	Japanese National Railways C11形 C12 88	Itoigawa, Niigata	Japan
1289	1935	Japanese Government Railways	C11形	C11 66	Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 66	Naruto, Tokushima	Japan
1313	1935	China Railway	ミカサ形	ミカサ1422	China Railway JF6 3022	China Railway Museum, Beijing, China	China
1352	1935	Japanese Government Railways	C56形	C56 23	State Railway of Thailand 700 Series 719	Kanchanaburi, Thailand	Thailand
1371	1936	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 14	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 14	Nagareyama, Chiba	Japan
1375	1936	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 18	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 18	Ube, Yamaguchi	Japan
1382	1936	Chosen Government Railway	ミカサ形	ミカサ36	Korean State Railway 6300型 6336	Hamhung	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	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	North Korea	Operational for railfan tours
1458	1937	Japanese Government Railways	C55形	C55 50	Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 50	Otaru, Hokkaido	Japan
1460	1937	Japanese Government Railways	C55形	C55 52	Japanese National Railways C55形 C55 52	Yoshimatsu Station, Yūsui, Kagoshima	Japan
1503	1937	Japanese Government Railways	C57形	C57 11	Japanese National Railways C57形 C57 11	Toyooka, Hyōgo	Japan
1552	1938	Japanese Government Railways	C11形	C11 133	Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 133	Tomakomai, Hokkaido	Japan
1564	1938	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 95	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 95	Shintoku, Hokkaido	Japan
1565	1938	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 96	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 96	Annaka, Gunma	Japan
1570	1938	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 101	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 101	Shimada, Shizuoka	Japan
1572	1938	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 103	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 103	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi	Japan
1578	1938	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 1	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 1	Kyoto Railway Museum	Japan
1582	1938	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 5	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 5	Utsunomiya, Tochigi	Japan
1627	1938	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 82	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 82	Bihoro, Hokkaido	Japan
1648	1938	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 98	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 98	Fukagawa, Hokkaido	Japan
1653	1938	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 103	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 103	Ichinoseki, Iwate	Japan
1664	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 106	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 106	Kushiro, Hokkaido	Japan
1670	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 112	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 112	Shibushi, Kagoshima	Japan
1671	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 113	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 113	Maizuru, Kyoto	Japan
1694	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 114	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 114	Ōsaki, Miyagi	Japan
1699	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 119	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 119	Kitami, Hokkaido	Japan
1754	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 139	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 139	Yūbetsu, Hokkaido	Japan
1804	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 170	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 170	Toyooka, Hyōgo	Japan
1805	1939	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 171	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 171	Obama, Fukui	Japan
1852	1940	China Railway	パシサ形	パシサ1542	China Railway SL3 152	China Railway Museum, Beijing, China	China
1863	1940	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 444	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 444	Kitami, Hokkaido	Japan
1870	1940	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 451	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 451	Akishima, Tokyo	Japan
1871	1940	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 452	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 452	Ōme, Tokyo	Japan
1872	1940	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 453	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 453	Kashiwa, Chiba	Japan
1889	1940	Taiwan Government-General Railway	D51型	D51 2	Taiwan Railways DT650型 DT652	Tainan, Taiwan	Taiwan
1920	1940	Japanese Government Railways	C11形	C11 155	Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 155	Ōgaki, Gifu	Japan
1932	1940	Japanese Government Railways	C11形	C11 167	Japanese National Railways C11形 C11 167	Aomori, Aomori	Japan
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	South Korea
2000	1941	Japanese Government Railways	C59形	C59 1	Japanese National Railways C59形 C59 1	Kyushu Railway Museum, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka	Japan
2060	1941	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 275	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 275	Kasama, Ibaraki	Japan
2062	1941	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 277	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 277	Kobayashi, Miyazaki	Japan
2065	1941	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 280	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 280	Minokamo, Gifu	Japan
2174	1942	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 322	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 322	Mishima, Shizuoka	Japan
2177	1942	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 325	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 325	JR West Kanazawa General Depot, Kanazawa, Ishikawa	Japan
2219	1943	China Railway	ミカサ形	ミカサ13	China Railway JF9 3673	China Railway Museum, Beijing, China	China
2234	1942	Iburi Jūkan Railway	D51形	D5104	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 953	Toyoura, Hokkaido	Japan
2257	1942	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 774	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 774	Izumo, Shimane	Japan
2258	1942	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 775	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 775	Kiso, Nagano	Japan
2260	1942	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 777	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 777	Kariya, Aichi	Japan
2327	1943	Japanese Government Railways	D51形	D51 787	Japanese National Railways D51形 D51 787	Miyota, Nagano	Japan
2334	1943	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 342	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 342	Kitakami, Iwate	Japan
2436	1944	Japanese Government Railways	D52形	D52 136	Japanese National Railways D52形 D52 136	Numazu, Shizuoka	Japan
2438	1944	Japanese Government Railways	D52形	D52 138	Japanese National Railways D52形 D52 138	Sagamihara, Kanagawa	Japan	Preserved as D52 235
2446	1948	Japanese National Railways	E10形	E10 2	Japanese National Railways E10形 E10 2	Ōme, Tokyo	Japan
2525	1946	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 389	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 389	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka	Japan
2526	1946	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 390	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 390	Yosano, Kyoto	Japan
2531	1946	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 395	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 395	Hamura, Tokyo	Japan
2543	1946	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 407	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 407	Toshima, Tokyo	Japan
2550	1947	Japanese Government Railways	C58形	C58 414	Japanese National Railways C58形 C58 414	Tamaki, Mie	Japan
2577	1949	Soviet Railways	D51	D51-22	Soviet Railways D51-22	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia	Russia
2578	1949	Soviet Railways	D51	D51-23	Soviet Railways D51-23	Biratori, Hokkaido	Japan
2598	1949	State Railway of Thailand	DX50形	955	State Railway of Thailand 900 Series 955	Ratchathewi District, Bangkok, Thailand	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	Japan	Only partially preserved
2626	1927	Japanese Government Railways	EB10形	EB10 1	Japanese National Railways EB10形 EB10 1	Fuchū, Tokyo	Japan
2643	1932	Japanese Government Railways	EF53形	EF53 2	Japanese National Railways EF53形 EF53 2	Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Annaka, Gunma	Japan
2683	1943	Chosen Government Railway	デロイ形	デロイ3	Korean State Railway 전기하3	Kowŏn, North Korea	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	Japan
2751	1956	Nanbu Railway	DC35形	DC351	Kaya Railway DC35形 DC351	Kaya SL Square, Yosano, Kyoto	Japan
2861	1961	Japanese National Railways	DD14形	DD14 1	Japanese National Railways DD14形 DD14 1	Mikasa Railway Memorial Hall, Mikasa, Hokkaido	Japan
3061	1965	Keretapi Tanah Melayu	Class 21	21111	ex-KTM Class 21, 21111	Malacca, Malaysia	Malaysia
3601	1968	Japanese National Railways	EF66形	EF66 1	Japanese National Railways EF66形 EF66 1	Hiroshima Engine Depot, Hiroshima, Hiroshima	Japan

Further reading

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