2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JNR233SteamLoco: Kone· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. JGR-230SLa: 日本国有鉄道工作局/Kone· Public domain
what is it?
The JNR Class 230 is a class of steam locomotive, built by Osaka Kisha Seizo Kaisha (KSK) between 1903-1909. These were the first mass-produced steam locomotives in Japan.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 123 years ago, in 1903.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 6 years (1903–1909).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1903–1909
- in service from
- 1903
- retired
- 1909
- status
- retired
- number built
- 38
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kisha Seizo
- operators
- Ministry of Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2T
- weight
- 35.9 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11421567, Wikipedia: JNR Class 230 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.