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8630 is an operational steam locomotive at the Kyoto Train Museum where she runs passengers very slowly up and down a 1 km length of track. She is a Class 8620 2-6-0 engine built in 1914, same class as the SL Hitoyoshi, though that one is considered to be the oldest operating engine in Japan because it takes passengers to destinations on a regular train line. 8630 was made an important cultural asset at the age of 102 in 2016. The 8620s were Japan's first domestically mass-produced engines designed for passenger service.

Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto, Japan

Description

8630 is an operational steam locomotive at the Kyoto Train Museum where she runs passengers very slowly up and down a 1 km length of track. She is a Class 8620 2-6-0 engine built in 1914, same class as the SL Hitoyoshi, though that one is considered to be the oldest operating engine in Japan because it takes passengers to destinations on a regular train line. 8630 was made an important cultural asset at the age of 102 in 2016. The 8620s were Japan's first domestically mass-produced engines designed for passenger service.

Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto, Japan