JGR Class Ke 150

JGR Class Ke 150
Ke 150 at an unknown date
Technical specifications
Serial number(s)	39 – 42
Manufacturer(s)	Fukagawa Dockyard and Machine Works
Build date	1920 – 1921
Total produced	4
Classification	0-6-0
Dimensions	4,877 mm × 1,676 mm × 2,210 mm
Rail gauge	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Cylinders	2
Boiler pressure	11.2 kg/cm²
Fuel type	Coal
Heating area	6.6 m²
Service information
Years in-service	1920 – 1950
Running numbers	Ke 150 – Ke 154
Disposition details
Preserved	None
Number operational	None
Number scrapped	4

The JGR Class Ke 150 was a 0-6-0WT Switcher-type narrow gauge well tank steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways and its successor the Japanese National Railways from 1920 to 1950.

History

The Class Ke 150 was an early steam locomotive used in Japan. The locomotives were ordered by the Japanese Government Railways in 1920. A total of four locomotives were produced by the Fukagawa Dockyard and Machine Works, with two locomotives each manufactured in December 1920 and February 1921; these were the first locomotives ordered by the JGR manufactured by the Fukagawa Dockyard and Machine Works.

The locomotives were virtually identical to the Ke 100 locomotives also manufactured by the same company for JGR in 1922, apart from their wheel arrangements and a slightly different tank configuration. All four locomotives were stationed in different parts of Japan; Ke 150 and Ke 153 were stationed in Tokyo and Ke 151 and Ke 152 in Shinjō. The locomotives moved around Japan numerous times before they were struck off in 1953, although it is likely they were withdrawn from service around 1950.

No Class Ke 150 locomotives have been preserved.