Okinawa Prefectural Railways Class 1

The Okinawa Prefectural Railways Class 1 was a 0-4-2T Olomana-type narrow gauge side tank steam locomotive operated by the Okinawa Prefectural Railways from December 1914 to March 1945.
==History==
The Class 1 was the first steam locomotive type to operate on the Okinawa Prefectural Railways. A total of three locomotives were built by Henschel & Son for use on the railway in 1914, numbered 1 through 3. These began operation on 1 December 1914 with the opening of the railway. One of these locomotives pulled a train carrying then-Crown Price Hirohito on his visit to Okinawa in 1921.
The three locomotives were used on the Okinawa Prefectural Railways until March 1945 with the line ceasing operations. Okinawa would ultimately lose all of its railways due to the effects of World War II, with numerous air raids significantly damaging the locomotives; Okinawa would not regain a railway line until 2003 with the construction of the Okinawa Urban Monorail.
No Class 1 locomotives have been preserved, although a number of replicas have been constructed, most notably an electrically-powered 3/4 scale replica located at Neo Park.
==Trivia==
*The locomotives were never given classifications by the Okinawa Prefectural Railways; this naming scheme is given for consistency and convenience.
==References==
Category:Locomotives
Category:Okinawa Prefectural Railways locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:0-4-2 steam locomotives
Category:0-4-2T locomotives
Category:Henschel locomotives
Category:Four-coupled locomotives
Category:0-4-2 locomotives
Category:0-4-2T steam locomotives
Category:Japanese locomotives
Category:Japanese steam locomotives