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Photos of the Month
November 2023
Utsunomiya Light Rail
The Utsunomiya Light Railway, also known as Haga Utsunomiya LRT, is the first new tramway built in Japan in 75 years. After 7 years of construction, it opened for traffic on the...
Photos of the Month
October 2023
Steel Truss Bridges
David Dibben has shared some photos from his collection of steel truss bridges from his visits to Japan.
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A selection a 3 pictures of bridges from 2015 and 2023....
Photos of the Month
September 2023
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...
Photos of the Month
August 2023
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...
Photos of the Month
July 2023
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....
Photos of the Month
June 2023
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...
Photos of the Month
May 2023
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...
Photos of the Month
April 2023
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...