The JGR Class 160 is a class of

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that was formerly operated in

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History

A total of six Class 160 locomotives were imported from the UK in 1871 and 1874. Built by

Sharp, Stewart and Company Sharp, Stewart and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer, originally based in Manchester, England. The company was established in 1843 following the dissolution of Sharp, Roberts & Co.. In 1888, it relocated to Glasgow, Scotland, where it ...

, four locomotives were imported in 1871, with two more added in 1874.

Preservation

Locomotive No. 165 is preserved in operating condition at

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, the oldest operating steam locomotive in Japan. While the boiler was replaced in 1985, the rest of the locomotive dates from the 1800s.

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