Issued: July – September 2001
Contents:
- Getting the “Bullet” to York
- My Road to the National Railway Museum and Shinkansen 22-141
- Rail Museums (12): The National Railway Museum in York
- Bombing along the Tokaido Shinkansen
- JR West Hikari RailStar
- Shinkansen Details
- No. 1 in Japan
- Rail Restaurants (3): The Yamanote Gourmet Guide
- The First Chunnel – the Seikan Tunnel
- Rail Passes in Japan
- Seat Reservation made easy
- The JR Tsurumi Line
- Meitetsu Closures
- Japan Rail Websites Update
- Tramways, a winter’s tale
- Way Out in Western Japan – the Matsu’ura Railway
- Hiking the Heights of Kyoto to Mt. Hiei
- Model-In J-Module (2)
- Model-In: Viessmann Accessories
Front cover: A montage of the Shinkansen project. Top/middle: unloading 22-141 from MV Talisman at Southampton and craning aboard its transporter,14-05-2001. Photos by Chris Dickson, courtesy of National Railway Museum. Left inset: our President, Prof. Rod Smith, and his wife Yayoi pose in the hold of MV Talisman in front of 22-141, Yokohama 31-03-2001. Lower, Left: Red Happi coated Taiko drummers warm the audience at the NRM in front of a covered 22-141. Lower, Right: 22-141 unveiled, NRM Director speaking His Excellency, the Japanese Ambassador to his left. 12-07-2001. Photos by Peter Dibben.