This page is for all named or speaking characters introduced in Thomas Goes to Kyoto.
B20[]
B20 is a young tank engine from Japan who lives in the roundhouse at the Kyoto Railway Museum. He has met Kitson once before.
Personality[]
B20 is described as "a young engine who works hard" in his character profile.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
B20 is based on Japanese National Railways (JNR) Class B20 No. B20 10, displayed at the real Kyoto Railway Museum.
B20 was built in 1946 by Tateyama Heavy Industries. Following retirement, the engine was moved to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (later the Kyoto Railway Museum) in 1972. In 1979, the engine was decommissioned and placed in static preservation. B20 10 returned to steam in 2002 and is now occasionally used for demonstration runs at the museum.
Livery[]
B20 is painted dark grey with gold boiler bands.
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Dübs[]
Dübs (Japanese: ダブス) is a tank engine from Japan who was built on the Mainland and now lives at the Kyoto Railway Museum.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
Dübs is based on Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Class 1070 No. 1080, displayed at the real Kyoto Railway Museum.
1080 was originally built as a 6200 Class 4-4-0, No. 6289, by Dübs and Company in Scotland. In 1926, it was rebuilt as a Class 1070 tank engine at the JGR's Omiya Works in the Saitama Prefecture. In 1940, the JGR sold the engine to the Nittetsu Mining Company, where it worked on the mine railway to Akatani. It was later transferred to Hazuru mine in Tochigi Prefecture following the end of the Second World War, where it worked until 1979. In 2009, 1080 was donated to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum, later the Kyoto Railway Museum.
Livery[]
Dübs is painted black with red coupling rods.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Dübs is named after their builder, Dübs and Company.
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Hachiroku[]
Hachiroku (Japanese: ハチロク) is a tender engine from Japan who lives in the roundhouse at the Kyoto Railway Museum.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
Hachiroku is based on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Class 8620. A total of 672 of these locomotives were built for the JGR between 1914 and 1929. In particular, Hachiroku is based on No. 8630, built in 1914 by Kisha Seizo, which is currently preserved at the real Kyoto Railway Museum.
Livery[]
Hachiroku is painted in black with white running board lining.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Hachiroku's name is Japanese for the number 86. This is derived from the first two digits of both his class (8620) and running number (8630).
- Hachiroku is the only new named character from Thomas Goes to Kyoto not to have a dedicated character profile.
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Kitson[]
Kitson (Japanese: キットソン) is an elderly tank engine from Japan who was built on the Mainland and now lives in the main building at the Kyoto Railway Museum.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
Kitson is based on Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Class 1800 No. 1801, displayed at the real Kyoto Railway Museum.
1801 was built by Kitson and Company in 1881. After retirement, 1801 was first displayed at the Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka. In 2014, following the closure of the Modern Transportation Museum, 1801 was moved to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (later the Kyoto Railway Museum).
Livery[]
Kitson is painted black with red bufferbeams.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Kitson is named after his builder, Kitson and Company.
Gallery[]
Seizo[]
Seizo (Japanese: せいぞう) is a tank engine from Japan who lives in the main building at the Kyoto Railway Museum and is displayed near Kitson.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
Livery[]
Seizo is painted black with gold lining, a gold dome and red bufferbeams.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Seizo is named after his builder, Kisha Seizo.
- In the press release image, Seizo is referred to as "Engine 233".
Gallery[]
Yoshitsune[]
Yoshitsune (Japanese: よしつね) is a tender engine from Japan who was built in the United States and now lives in the roundhouse at the Kyoto Railway Museum.
Technical Details[]
Real-Life History[]
Yoshitsune is based on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Class 7100 No. 7105, displayed at the real Kyoto Railway Museum.
Yoshitsune was originally built by H.K. Porter, Inc. as the Horonai Railway of Hokkaido's No. 1 in 1880. It was named after a military commander of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. Following the nationalisation of Japan's railways in 1906, the locomotive was renumbered as 7105. Umebachi Ironworks (later Teikoku Sharyo) bought Yoshitsune in 1925 and rebuilt into tank engine for shunting use.
In 1952, in honour of the 80th anniversary of railway operations in Japan, it was decided to restore Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune was donated to the Japanese National Railways (JNR) by Teikoku Sharyo and restored to its original tender engine form at the Takatori Works. After that, Yoshitsune was preserved at the Takatori Works and lent out for some festivals. In 1991, Yoshitsune was moved to the Modern Transportation Museum.
In 2014, following the closure of the Modern Transportation Museum, Yoshitsune was moved to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum (later the Kyoto Railway Museum), where it was returned to steam after an overhaul.
Livery[]
Yoshitsune is painted black with gold lining and a red bufferbeam. It has red and green stripes along the sides of its tender. Yoshitsune also carries gold nameplates with red backing on its cab sides.
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See also[]
- Kyoto Railway Museum Locomotives
- Thomas Comes to Japan Characters
- Thomas Runs with the SCMaglev Characters
- Thomas and the Snow Land Characters
- Minor Thomas X Japan Characters
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Locomotives | Steam | Hiro | Hiro's Friends | C11 | Dübs | Hachiroku | Kitson | Yoshitsune | B20 | C11 64 | C53 45 | C55 1 | C56 160 | C62 1 | C62 2 | D50 140 | D51 1 | D52 468 | 9633 | Reiji | Taita |
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| Diesel | KiHa 81-3 | JNR Class DE10 | KiHa 181-1 | ||
| Electric | Kenji | Satoshi and Takeshi | E10 | Zoom | EF65 1 | KuHa 489-1 | KuHaNe 581-35 | 521-1 | 221-Series | KuHa 111-1 | KuHa 381-1 | KuMoHa 52004 | MoHa 63638 | Kenya | 21-86 | 123-1 | 322-9001 | 723-9001 | 783-9001 | 922-26 | Kaito | ||
| Maglev | Hayato | Ryusei | ||
| Rolling Stock | Kenji's Coaches | JNR 481 Series Coaches | Ōigawa Main Line Coaches | Ikawa Line Coaches | 16-2034 | 36-84 | 37-2523 | 168-9001 | Kisuke | ||
| Non-Rail Vehicles | The Japanese Ship | The Japanese Cranes | ||
| People | Sir Takaboushi Hideki | Ōigawa Railway Manager | ||
| Landmarks | Mount Fuji | Senzu | Shimizu Port | The Tea Fields | Kyoto Railway Museum | Kiyomizu Temple | ||
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| Locomotives | Hiro | Kenji | Kana | ||
| Rolling Stock | Kenji's Coaches | ||