Abstract
In this paper, wooden coach and wagon manufacture of the Japanese Imperial Government Railway (J.I.G.R.) and technology transfer from the United Kingdom will be described. For the purpose of to explain this object, some examples will be introduced by the author that relation to this theme. The Contents of this paper are as follows. 1) Short history of manufacture of wooden coaches and wagons in Japan. 2) Kobe works of the J.I.G.R. and foreign railway engineers. 3) Manufacture of wooden coaches and wagons. 4) Technology transfer from the United Kingdom and growth of Japanese railway engineers. 5) Conclusions of this paper.
