Kokura Works

Kokura Works
Kokura Works builder's plate on D51 225
Company information
Industry	Transportation
Products	Locomotive manufacture and rebuilding Rolling stock maintenance
Headquarters	Kokura, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan
Areas served	Japan
Parent	Kyushu Railway Company
History
Founded	1 April 1894

Kokura Works (Japanese: 小倉工場 Kokura Kōjō) is a rolling stock maintenance facility under the jurisdiction of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is currently part of the Kokura General Rolling Stock Center (Japanese: 小倉総合車両センター Kokura Sōgō Sharyō Sentā).

History

Kokura Works was opened in 1 April 1894 by the Kyushu Railway. Ownership of Kokura was transferred to the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) when the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907. Kokura Works completed its first steam locomotive, 29638, on 30 December 1917; a total of 45 steam locomotives were manufactured by Kokura (15 9600s and 30 D51s), with the last steam locomotive being manufactured by Kokura being D51 547 in 20 July 1942.

Ownership of Kokura came under the Japanese National Railways (JNR) following JGR's reorganization post-war. The last steam locomotive to be repaired at Kokura was 29612 on 5 May 1974; most steam locomotive maintenance was transferred to Kagoshima Works the next month. Following the privatization of the JNR, Kokura Works came under the ownership of the JR Kyushu.

Kokura Works continues to exist today, housing numerous electric multiple units and manufacturing new rolling stock from knockdown kits.

Preserved steam locomotives

The following steam locomotives built by Kokura Works have been preserved:

Number	Class	Serial number	Date manufactured	Date withdrawn	Location	Disposition
29638	9600	1	30 December 1917	28 October 1969	Kamuy Kotan, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan	Static display
D51 222	D51	18	18 December 1938	10 December 1972	Yogi Park, Naha, Okinawa, Japan	Static display
D51 225	D51	21	6 March 1939	20 August 1973	Nōgata Ikoinomura, Nōgata, Kyushu, Japan	Static display
D51 483	D51	30	21 February 1940	12 June 1974	Hotaka Swimming Club, Azumino, Nagano, Japan	Static display
D51 485	D51	32	31 March 1940	1 March 1976	Osecho Jido Park, Nobeoka, Kyushu, Japan	Static display
D51 541	D51	39	7 December 1940	12 June 1974	Honmachi Children's Park, Hyūga, Kyushu, Japan	Static display
D51 542	D51	40	24 January 1941	20 August 1974	Kokura General Rolling Stock Center, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan	Static display

Factories operated by the JR Group
JR Central	Hamamatsu • Nagoya • Shizuoka
JR West	Gōto • Hiroshima • Suita
JR East	Kōriyama • Morioka • Nagano • Ōfuna • Ōmiya
JR Kyushu	Kagoshima • Kokura
JR Hokkaido	Kushiro • Naebo
JR Shikoku	Tadotsu
Defunct/Former	Hatabu • Hyōgo • Kobe • Mattō • Niitsu • Ōi • Shimbashi • Takatori • Toyokawa • Tsuchizaki • Yokkaichi