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Photos of the Month
May 2009
A visit to the Kansai area, where we'll take a look at the Nankai Railway and the connected Hankai tram system
Nankai Hamadera Koen station, in a pleasant traditional japanese style.
Hankai tramway works car #...
Photos of the Month
October 2008
This time we head out into the mountains via the famous Oigawa railway. This line follows the Oi river (Oigawa in japanese) and is made up of two sections. The lower section is built...
Photos of the Month
November 2007
This time the focus will be on England, and Peterborough in particular. Railworld provided a small portocabin to the JRS, which will be developed into a JRS promotional display. The portocabin is about 20...
Photos of the Month
July 2007
This time we focus on Shikoku, the smallest of the JR Companies. Apart from JR Shikoku there are a few interesting tram networks. JR Shikoku operates a number of special tourist trains, which often...
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...