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| Vehicle number | Date built | Date withdrawn | Location | Remarks |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. |
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21-73 at Shinkansen Park in Settsu, Osaka, May 2006
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22–86 at Hamamatsu Works, July 2006
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22–141 on display at the National Railway Museum in York, UK, August 2007
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21-5035 used as structure gauging car in Taiwan, August 2008
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