Kosaka Railway No. 11

No. 11 was an 0-6-0 side tank locomotive worked on Kosaka Railway in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
== History ==
No. 11 was built by Amemiya Manufacturing Co. as builders number 339, imitated after a tank locomotive made by Baldwin, USA. And was debuted on the Kosaka Railway in April 1926. Since then, it was used to transport passengers and freight between Hanaoka and Odate (4.8 km) and between Kosaka and Odate (22.3 km) for 36 years until the gauge was widened (from 2 ft 6in to 3 ft 6in) on the Kosaka Line in 1962. It also known as a 'kettle locomotive', it was the last remaining steam locomotive on the Kosaka Line. After the gauge was widened, it was withdrawn from service in 28 September 1962, and was stored in front of Kosaka Station, together with the noble passenger carriages, but in 1985 it was donated to the town of Kosaka and stored and exhibited at the Kosaka Town General Museum Local Museum. In March 1999, it was designated as a Prefectural Tangible Cultural Property as an extremely valuable document that conveys the history of the Kosaka Railway, which contributed to the development of the Kosaka Mine.
　In March 2014 , it was returned to the former Kosaka Station again in time for the grand opening of the Kosaka Railway Rail Park in June of the same year.
Category:Japan
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tank locomotives
Category:Narrow-gauge steam locomotives