Steam Locomotive and Passenger Car

Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6

73 mm ISO 100 for 1/15 sec. at ƒ/11

Location: Koganei Park, Koganei, Tokyo

Timestamp: 12:33 on October 25, 2023

Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6

73 mm ISO 100 for 1/15 sec. at ƒ/11

I came across this static display of an old steam locomotive and passenger car along my way to visit the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (江戸東京たてもの園).

After some digging around on the web, I learned that the C57 steam locomotive and Suhafu-32 passenger car have been on display at Koganei Park since 1975, fulfilling the wishes of local residents.

I also learned that between 1937 and 1947, over two hundred Class C57 steam locomotives were built and put into service until 1975. Presently, thirty-two C57 locomotives are on display at various locations across Japan. Additionally, two locomotives have been restored and are now operational for special leisure lines and events.

The Suhafu-32 (スハフ３２) passenger cars were utilized nationwide from the late 1930s through the 1950s. The designation is as follows:

ス/su=steel car weighing between 37.5 and 42.5 tons

ハ/ha=third class passenger cabin

フ/fu=passenger car equipped with a conductor cabin

References:

Google Maps—Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (江戸東京たてもの園)

Google Maps—Koganei Park Steam Locomotive Exhibition

Koganei Park Steam Locomotive Exhibition (Japanese)

Wikipedia—Passenger car classification (Japanese)

Tetsupedia—Car Classification (Japanese)

Japanese Railway Society—Suhafu-32 Old Coach on Chichibu Railway (English)