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Photos of the Month
January 2022
Winter Wonderland
Late December saw the heaviest snowfalls for a few years occur in some parts of the country, in some cases affecting service operations. We kick off the new year with a look at...
Photos of the Month
December 2021
Sunset
After another year of missed travel opportunities, we again take a look at some shots in falling light. We wish all our members the compliments of the season.
A JR West EMU is about to...
Photos of the Month
November 2021
JR East GV-E400 series DEMU's
JR East have been introducing a new design of Diesel Railcars to the rural Sea of Japan side Tōhoku lines which will replace the last of the venerable JNR Ki...
Photos of the Month
October 2021
JR East E4 Series Shinkansen Farewell
With JR East retiring from service the E4 Series Shinkansen sets this month, we farewell the last double-deck high speed trains in service in Japan with an extended selection...
Photos of the Month
September 2021
3rd sector railways
This month we take a look at 3rd sector companies and their rolling stock.
All Photos: Anthony Robins
701 and 703, now more than thirty years old, are two of Kyoto Tango Railway’s distinctive...
Photos of the Month
August 2021
Shunting JR Freight
The month we take a look at a few JR Freight shunting operations.
All Photos: Anthony Robins
DE 10 1517 on its way from the Nippon Sharyo plant in Toyokawa in Aichi Prefecture with...
Photos of the Month
July 2021
JNR Era DMU's
This month we take a look at a selection of DMU's built for the Japan National Railways.
All Photos: Anthony Robins
KiHa 48 6502, a former JR Tōkai car, in retro livery heads a...
Photos of the Month
June 2021
Otsu on-street running
Keihan's Keishin Line links Kyōto with Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. It is unique with its lengthy sections of on-street running of full sized EMU's down the middle of the streets in Ōtsu.
Stuart...