Kisha Seizo

Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. (汽車製造株式会社, Kisha Seizō Kabushiki Gaisha) was a Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock that existed from 1896 to 1972. * 1896: Established by Masaru Inoue as the Kisha Seizo Joint Stock Company (汽車製造合資会社, Kisha Seizō Gōshi Kaisha). * 1899: Factory opened in Osaka. * 1901: Merged with the Hiraoka Factory (平岡工場, Hiraoka Kōjō), a coach and car maker in Tokyo. The two plants were reorganized as the Osaka Head Office and the Tokyo Branch. * 1912: Becomes Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. (汽車製造株式会社) after corporate restructuring. * 1936: Head office moved to Tokyo; Osaka Head Office becomes Osaka Branch. * 1944: The two branches (factories) renamed Osaka Works and Tokyo Works respectively. * 1968: Construction of railway wagon factory in Utsunomiya. * 1972: Merged with K

Kisha Seizo

Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. (汽車製造株式会社, Kisha Seizō Kabushiki Gaisha) was a Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock that existed from 1896 to 1972. * 1896: Established by Masaru Inoue as the Kisha Seizo Joint Stock Company (汽車製造合資会社, Kisha Seizō Gōshi Kaisha). * 1899: Factory opened in Osaka. * 1901: Merged with the Hiraoka Factory (平岡工場, Hiraoka Kōjō), a coach and car maker in Tokyo. The two plants were reorganized as the Osaka Head Office and the Tokyo Branch. * 1912: Becomes Kisha Seizo Co., Ltd. (汽車製造株式会社) after corporate restructuring. * 1936: Head office moved to Tokyo; Osaka Head Office becomes Osaka Branch. * 1944: The two branches (factories) renamed Osaka Works and Tokyo Works respectively. * 1968: Construction of railway wagon factory in Utsunomiya. * 1972: Merged with K