It all started with "Ichigo" which was built by Vulcan Foundry in 1871.

2 "Benkei" was built by Porter in 1880 and served as a prototype for a well known Ken Kidder model.

I have no data on 2173.

2335 was built by North British in 1905.

5570 was an American of British design complete with slant cylinders.

6765 and 6840 were Americans which looked really sharp.

2-6-0s seemed to be almost identical except for smoke lifters, but they appear in a various number series which fall into a x8xxx pattern. 58654 is now in excursion service between Kumamoto on the Kagoshim Main Line and Miyaji on the Houhi Branch Line on a train called "Aso Boy".

2-8-0s also seemed to be similar with numbers in the x9xxx series.

There were engines which carried numbers which indicate the class. The C classes all were 6 driver engines, and the D classes were 8 driver machines.

The C11s were 2-6-4T engines used primarily in branch line passenger service. At least some of them had extended piston rods.

The C12s were 2-6-2T engines.

The C53s were the best at one time.

The C55s were heavy passenger Pacifics.

The C57s were similar, but with box pok drivers.

The C58s were high tech modern Prairies with box pok drivers, feedwater heaters, and closed cabs.

The Mikado was named for the first 2-8-2s which were shipped to Japan. Later models came in the D series. Here are some D50s which seemed to be frequently used in passenger service.

The D51s were totally modern mikes.

AMDG

9/5/2001

Remembrance of St. Lawrence Justinian