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Photos of the Month
April 2007
This month a couple of photos of Kyoto's Keihan Railway. Keihan operates a network between Kyoto and Osaka with express and local services. A special feature are the 'TV cars' with television sets mounted...
Photos of the Month
December 2006
This time we take a look at the Gakunan Railway or Gakunan Tetsudō, a small railway that carries passengers and freight, mainly paper from the papermills along the line. The railway is even owned...
Photos of the Month
September 2006
This time we're heading north to Hokkaido and below are two images from Hakodate
This is Hakodate's tram car # 812, resting at the shed. This car was built in 1966 by Niigata Engineering.
A 281...
Photos of the Month
April 2006
Photo of the Month Special
This month sees a collection of photos by Dave Fossett and Hiroshi Naito showing the great variety of rolling stock that can be seen in Japan today, from modern shinkansen...
Photos of the Month
November 2005
The Aichi Loop Line’s first generation of trains was its type 100 introduced when it opened after the former JNR Okata Line was taken over and extended. It is seen passing the line’s depot...
Photos of the Month
October 2005
This month a strong Nagoya flavour with two different Meitetsu trains.
First a 8800 class 'Panorama DX' unit, now withdrawn and second a
'Linimo' Maglev train for a new urban system. Later there will be an...
Photos of the Month
September 2005
The Hankai tramway in the south of Osaka and Sakai provides a great atmosphere with its mixture of street running and reserved sections. Its type 161 was constructed in the late 1920s. 167 is...
Photos of the Month
August 2005
Two Fukui Railway cars make their way along the stub connecting its network with Fukui Station on 23rd May 1998. They were its type 80 which were renewed with new Nippon Sharyo bodies and...