The Class B20 is a type of
0-4-0T steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, Fuel oil, oil or, rarely, Wood fuel, wood) to heat ...
built for the
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national rail transport, railway system directly operated by the until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group.
Name
The English name "Japanese ...
during the period 1944–47. They were built by Tateyama Heavy Industries who manufactured a total of fifteen Class B20 locomotives.
Preserved examples
* B20 1 -
Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō
* B20 10 - At
Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto.
See also
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Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
This page explains the numbering and classification schemes for locomotives employed by the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Steam locomotives
Pre-nationalization
Prior to the Railw ...
1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
Steam locomotives of Japan
0-4-0T locomotives
B t locomotives
Preserved steam locomotives of Japan
Railway locomotives introduced in 1944
Shunting locomotives
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