The was a class of steam locomotives built for the

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(JGR) in 1948 and designed by

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. They were numbered E10 1-E10 5. Following the end of

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the JGR was prohibited by GHQ from building new locomotives due to financial difficulties. However, an exception was granted for the E10s to replace the ageing JNR Class 4110 locomotives because it was not possible to substitute existing locomotives on the steep gradients of the

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where they were used. The E10 boiler was a unique design based on the JNR Class D52 with the fire grate area reduced by . Five locomotives were built by

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in 1948. They were the last steam locomotives built for Japanese National Railways. The last examples were withdrawn in 1962.

Preserved examples

One E10, E10 2, was preserved at

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.Steam locomotives of Japan p.175

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Preserved examples

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