0 Series Shinkansen - Preserved Examples

Preserved Examples

A large number of former 0 series vehicles are preserved or stored in museums and various other locations around Japan. Outside Japan, the leading vehicle from a 0 series set is preserved at the National Railway Museum in York, UK. It was donated to the museum by JR West in 2001.

Vehicle number Date built Date withdrawn Location Remarks
16-1 March 1964 March 1977 Modern Transportation Museum, Osaka Cars from pre-production "C" set H1.
21-1
22-1
35-1 August 1964 Cars from first production set H2.
21-2 July 1964 March 1977 The Railway Museum, Saitama From original set H2. Moved from Osaka in August 2008. Exhibited from October 2009.
22-2 JR West Staff Training Centre, Suita, Osaka From original set H2.
21-25 April 1964 March 1978 The Railway Museum, Saitama Cab section only.
Originally displayed outside Tokyo Transport Museum.
22-56 August 1967 February 1982 "Wine no Kuni" hotel, Ikeda, Hokkaidō Front third section only.
21-59 March 1968 February 1982 Shintsū Park, Fuji, Shizuoka
21-73 July 1969 October 1984 Shinkansen Park, Settsu, Osaka
22-75 August 1969 March 1985 Ome Railway Park, Ome, Tokyo Repainted for short period into Tohoku ivory/green livery in late 1980s.
22-77 September 1969 March 1990 Satsuki Kindergarten, Fukuoka Used as a staff room and library.
36-84 1975 SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya
21-86 December 1971 November 1991 SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya
22-86 JR Central Hamamatsu Works
21-100 September 1973 October 1991 Akishima City Library, Akishima, Tokyo Used as library reading room.
21-141 June 1976 October 2000 JR Tadotsu Works, Shikoku Former set H94, later R52. Front half only.
22-141 June 1976 October 2000 National Railway Museum, York, UK
22-1003 November 1976 November 1994 Namikawa Railway Heritage Park, Kameoka, Kyoto Cab section only.
21-2023 January 1985 June 1998 Tokyu Car factory, Yokohama Cab section only. Preserved at Sakuma Rail Park until November 2009. Moved to Tokyu Car from July 2010.
22-2029 March 1986 September 1999 Nippon Sharyo Factory, Toyokawa
16-2034 1986 SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya
37-2523 1983 SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya
21-5035 (formerly 21-1032) – – Taiwan High Speed Rail Used as structure gauging car. Based at Liujia Maintenance Base in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
22-7007 – December 2008 Suita Yard, Osaka Prefecture From former set R68, awaiting preservation in public park.
21-7008 (formerly 21-2026) 1983 December 2008 Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory, Hyogo Prefecture Car of last operational set, R61
21-7038 – – Kawasaki Good Times World, within Kobe Maritime Museum West Hikari livery. Front third section.

  • 21-73 at Shinkansen Park in Settsu, Osaka, May 2006

  • 22–86 at Hamamatsu Works, July 2006

  • 22–141 on display at the National Railway Museum in York, UK, August 2007

  • 21-5035 used as structure gauging car in Taiwan, August 2008


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