Odakyū Odawara Line at Isehara
Along the Odakyū Odawara Line at Isehara a farmer, who is also railway fan, planted sunflowers. The main line of Odakyū's network features a good variety of the railway's rolling...
Choshi Dentetsu - The Cabbage Patch Line
Choshi Dentetsu is a private railway in the easternmost point of Chiba. It runs from the end of the Sobu Main Line, 6.4kms to Tokawa. Our dearly missed...
JR Freight at Shin Koiwa
Shin Koiwa is on the Sōbu Main Line 10 kilometers east of Tōkyō. This month, a selection of 3 pictures of the two evening freight trains through Shin Koiwa yard....
Freight trains on the Takashima line.
The Takashima line forms the freight access to the Negishi line avoiding the nearby Yokohama passenger station. The line diverges from the Tōkaidō Main Line at Higashi Kanagawa, and...
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
The Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line was built as Tokyo's second subway line, and is one of only two lines in the system that uses a 3rd rail for current collection and...
Kita Senju Level Crossing
Kita Senju is a major interchange station in Tōkyō's inner north east. 5 Lines meet at this point, namely the JR East Jōban Line, Tōbu Skytree (aka Isesaki) Line, Tsukuba Express...
JR Shikoku DMUs
This month we take a look at the diverse range of Diesel Multiple Units operated on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's home islands.
Most of JR Shikoku's network is unelectrified with the exception...
A local Interlude at Matsumoto
This month we take a look at local trains that operate in the Matsumoto area of Nagano Prefecture.
All Photos: Nick Harling, taken 14th May 2014
An E211 has just arrived at...