The Modern Transportation Museum (Japanese: 交通科学博物館 Kōtsū Kagaku Hakubutsukan) was a railway museum located in Minato, Osaka, Japan. It was located next to Bentenchō Station on the Osaka Loop Line and featured exhibits such as rolling stock, automobiles, a prototype SCMaglev locomotive and a Walter HWK 109-509A-2 engine from a Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. It was owned by the West Japan Railway Company.
The Modern Transportation Museum was closed on 6 April 2014, with most vehicles on exhibit moved to what would become the Kyoto Railway Museum, it taking over the status of JR West's corporate railway museum; some exhibits were moved to other minor railway museums.
Exhibits[]
Maglevs[]
| Photograph | Number | Class | Manufacturer | Build date | Arrival at museum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ML-500 | ML500 | Hitachi | 1977 | 1981 | Moved to Railway Technical Research Institute |
Steam locomotives[]
| Photograph | Number | Class | Manufacturer | Build date | Arrival at museum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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233 | 230 | Kisha Seizō | 1903 | 1967 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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1801 | 1800 | Kitson and Company | 1881 | 1964 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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7105 Yoshitsune | 7100 | H.K. Porter, Inc. | 1880 | 1991 | Moved to Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in 1997 |
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C53 45 | C53 | Kisha Seizō | 1928 | 1962 | Moved to Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in 1972 |
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C62 26 | C62 | Kawasaki Sharyō | 1948 | 1966 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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D51 2 | D51 | Kawasaki Sharyō | 1935 | 1972 | Moved to Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum |
Diesel locomotives[]
| Photograph | Number | Class | Manufacturer | Build date | Arrival at museum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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912-64 | 912 | Nippon Sharyo | 1967 | Unknown | Front portion only, moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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DD13 638 | DD13 | Nippon Sharyo | 1967 | 1986 | Moved to Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum |
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DD54 33 | DD54 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1971 | 1984 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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DF50 18 | DF50 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 1958 | 1984 | Moved to Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum |
Electric locomotives[]
| Photograph | Number | Class | Manufacturer | Build date | Arrival at museum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EF52 1 | EF52 | Hitachi | 1928 | 1978 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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EF66 10 | EF66 | Kawasaki Sharyō | 1968 | Unknown | Front portion only, moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
Electric multiple units[]
| Photograph | Number | Class | Previous set(s) | Manufacturer | Build date | Arrival at museum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21-1 | 0 Series Shinkansen | C, N1, H1 | Nippon Sharyo | 1964 | 1978 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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16-1 | 0 Series Shinkansen | C, N1, H1 | Nippon Sharyo | 1964 | 1978 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
| 35-1 | 0 Series Shinkansen | N2, H2 | Nippon Sharyo | 1964 | 1978 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum | |
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22-1 | 0 Series Shinkansen | C, N1, H1 | Nippon Sharyo | 1964 | 1978 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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KuHa 86001 | 80 series | - | Hitachi | 1950 | 1986 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
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MoHa 80001 | 80 series | - | Hitachi | 1950 | 1986 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |
Diesel multiple units[]
| Photograph | Number | Class | Previous set(s) | Manufacturer | Build date | Arrival at museum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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KiHa 81 3 | KiHa 81 series | - | Nippon Sharyo | 1960 | 1980 | Moved to Kyoto Railway Museum |