Tobu Museum

Tobu Museum
Overview
Founded	May 1989
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Current Operators	Tobu Railway
Current Status	Operational

The Tobu Museum (Japanese: 東武博物館 Tōbu Hakubutsukan) is a railway museum that was established in May of 1989 and is currently located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.

History

The Tobu Museum was established in May of 1989 at Sumida in Tokyo, Japan, and as of today, they currently preserve many locomotives that were operated by the railways of Japan.

List

Steam Locomotives

Photograph	Locomotive	Build date	Manufacturer	Arrival date	Status
	Tobu Railway No. 5	1898	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1989	Static display
	Tobu Railway No. 6	1898	Beyer, Peacock & Company	1989	Static display

Electric Locomotives

Photograph	Locomotive	Build date	Manufacturer	Notes	Status
	ED101	1928	English Electric	January 2009	Static display
	ED5015	1959	Hitachi	-	Static display

Electric multiple mnits

Photograph	Unit	Build date	Manufacturer	Notes	Status
	MoHa 1721	1960	Naniwa Kōki	Cab only	Static display
	DeHa 5	1924	Nippon Sharyo		Static display
	MoHa 5701	1951	Kisha Seizo		Static display
	MoHa 5703	1951	Naniwa Kōki	Cab only	Static display

Streetcars

Photograph	Type	Unit	Build date	Manufacturer	Notes	Status
	Electric	203	1960	Kisha Seizō	-	Static display

Trivia

• The museum has several pickup exhibits, one of them being a steam locomotive show that is held 4 times a day. In it, they use No. 5 to recreate a scene of a steam locomotive moving via electric motors located under its wheels.
• No. 5 was originally restored into its 1898 appearance prior to its display at the museum.
• The museum owns a 8000 series set which was restored to working order in 2012 and runs special events.