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I happened to find the class 110 steam locomotive in the Sakuragicho station building. It is displayed together with a passenger car. Sakuragicho station was the former Yokohama station at the time of the opening of Japan’s first railway in 1872.
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The Class 110 was one of the earliest steam locomotives operated in Japan. The type was ordered by the JGR as one of their earliest steam locomotives, with a single locomotive manufactured by the Yorkshire Engine Company; this was one of ten British-imported steam locomotives operating in Japan around that time. The locomotive was assigned the Class A and numbered 3. The locomotive began operation on 14 October 1872 with the opening of Japan's first railway line; October 14 is celebrated as Railway Day in Japan even today to commemorate the line's opening.
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https://locomotive.fandom.com/wiki/JGR_Class_110
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