There are more than a few steam locomotives sitting in parks across Japan, enjoying their retirement.

I wanted to acknowledge the ones I happen across for all their hard work, so I started the Static Life Steam Locomotives Project, SLSL for short.

^{_{A map of the Static Life Steam Locomotives & more about the project is here.}}

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Sakuragicho in Yokohama is one of Japan’s oldest stations, and was the original terminus in Yokohama for the first ever train line in the country. (In fact, when it opened in 1872, it was Yokohama station.)

This means that 2022 will be the 150th anniversary of the beginning of service between Yokohama and Tokyo.

What better way to celebrate this than with a bit of a reunion?

This type 110 was imported from the United Kingdom all those years ago and was one of the engines that ran regularly along the line.

It was moved here in 2020 from Ome Railway Park and is a little more unusual than most of the steam trains ensconced in public places. I suppose that’s why they saw fit to give it some windows to look out of, and a roof to protect it from the elements.

(The passenger car, which you may remember from this post, is a replica.)

As I’ve pointed out before, I’m not really much of a train nerd when it comes to knowing types and gauges and engine names, but I think this locomotive was built by Baldwin.

No other technical details for you: everything you might want to know was on flashy screens, so not the most welcoming of photography. On the other hand, this gives you the perfect excuse to pop down to Sakuragicho, which is well worth a visit.

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You can visit this type 110 by going here.

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