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Photos of the Month
January 2023
Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line
The Yokohama subway is overshadowed by its northern neighbour of Tōkyō with its two subway systems. However, the Yokohama subway is vital to Japan’s second-largest city. The system has two...
Photos of the Month
December 2022
Isumi Railway
The Isumi Railway’s KiHa 28 2346 retired on 27th November 2022. Built in 1964, it spend most of its life around Yonago and later Toyama. It was taken over by the Isumi Railway...
Photos of the Month
November 2022
Asahikawa
Asahikawa is the northern limit of JR Hokkaidō’s Hakodate Main Line, which features Ltd Express service to Sapporo. It is also reportedly Japan's coldest city.
This month we take a look at rolling stock in...
Photos of the Month
October 2022
Japan's Railways at 150 years
On the 14th of this month, the Japanese Railways commemorate 150 years since the opening of the first railway line in the country from the Old Shimbashi Station to Yokohama...
Photos of the Month
September 2022
Kenekimura
This month we take a look at JRS member Nick Harling's N gauge layout "Kenekimura" which is based on the Iida Line in the late 70s/early 80s.
All Photos: Nick Harling
A Kumoha 42 passes across...
Photos of the Month
August 2022
Close Encounters of the Third Generation HIDA
JRS member Kiyoshi Jinno has shared some photographs contrasting the existing Ki Ha 85 DMU Limited Express sets and their replacement stock, the HC85 Series Diesel Electric Multiple...
Photos of the Month
July 2022
Nightline
This month we take a look at a selection of nightime shots from around Japan.
All Photos: Anthony Leith
A JR Shikoku 8000 was seen drawing to a halt at Sakaide on the 9th September 2020...
Photos of the Month
June 2022
Model-In month - ‘Seiketsu'
This month we take a look at JRS member Mike Keeble’s home layout ‘Seiketsu’. It was featured in the February 2022 issue of Continental Modeller, a UK-based magazine featuring models of...