Winter in Aizu Wakamatsu
Aizu Wakamatsu is one of those places where you can see a variety of different coloured mostly DMU trains. Although that is less so nowadays, it is still a good spot to see a variety of rolling stock, and the snow adds to the atmosphere.
All photos: Stephen Turner, taken 6th February 2022.
Aizu Tetsudō KiHa AT700 next to a JR East (Niigata) GV-E400 DEMU at Aizu Wakamatsu. The GV-E400 is on a Banetsu West service to Nittsu whilst the Aizu Tetsudō DMU will be heading down the Tadami Line and onto the Aizu Tetsudō Line.
A JR East (Sendai) E721 on a service soon to depart on a Banetsu West service from Aizu Wakamatsu to Kōriyama. On this particular day there were strong winds and fairly heavy snow, hence the build up of snow on the train. It was one of those journeys where you could not see very much.
JR East (Niigata) GV-E400 next to a JR East (Sendai) KiHa E120. The KiHa E120 was originally a Niigata unit but all units were reallocated to Sendai (Kōriyama Depot) to be used on the Tadami Line that fully reopened in October 2022.