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For the beginning of Osaka-Kobe railway transportation in 1874, two English-made steam locomotives (Nos.5000,5001) were imported by the Imperial Government Railway of Japan:IGRJ. These were the first tender steam locomotives in Japan, and they were made in 1871 at the Sharp Stewart & Co., Manchester. In 1876, IGRJ Kobe Works remodeled two tender steam locomotives Nos.7010,7011 for freight-train use into Nos.5100,5101 tender locomotives for passenger-carrying use. These were the first remodelling works in Japan by Japanese railway engineers only. It is a pity that these valuable steam locomotives were taken to pieces. In this report, 1)History of these locomotives and their builders, 2) Examination of two different types of valve gear mechanism for Nos.5100,5101 locomotives, are descrived.
