BULLET-IN
BULLET-IN
Issued: February 2026
Contents
Editorial, Chairman’s Chat, Letters ················ 3
News Update ·········································· 6
Book Review: Shinkansen Books ················ 14
KiHa 127 and KiHa 122 DMUs ·················· 16
Type 127 EMU ····································· 18
Centenary of the Yamanote Line ················· 20
Hiroden’s New...
BULLET-IN
Issued: November 2025
Contents
Editorial, Chairman’s Chat ······················ 3-4
News Update ·········································· 5
KiHa 126 and KiHa 121··························· 13
Along Hankyū Lines ······························· 16
A Day out at the Kinuura Coastal Railway ····· 18
110 Years of Nagasaki Streetcars ················ 26
Hisatsu...
BULLET-IN
Issued: August 2025
Contents
Editorial, Chairman’s Chat ······················ 3-5
News Update ·········································· 6
‘Alice’ Concept at the Osaka Kansai Expo ····· 13
The First Railway in Japan: British Connections,
Edmund Morel and A Romantic Story ····· 14
JR West Series 125...
BULLET-IN
Issued: April 2025
Contents
Editorial, Chairman’s Chat ······················ 3-4
Members’ Newsflash ································ 5
Obituary: Rod Smith ································· 6
Hiroshi Suda 1931–2025 ···························· 8
News Update ········································ 10
Obituary: Akira Shirai (1927–2025)··············· 6
Travels in Japan and a Detour to Vietnam ······ 20
Mizune...
BULLET-IN
Issued: January 2025
Contents:
* Diary Dates, Editorial, Members' Publications, Chairman’s Chat
* News Update
* Enlivened by Retro Liveries
* The Semboku Rapid Railway
* Railfanning in Taiwan 1970-71
* All Change at Chiryu (8)
* Highlights from Our Trip to...
BULLET-IN
Issued: October 2024
Contents:
* Editorial, Chairman’s Chat, Shop
* News Update
* The Tōkaidō Shinkansen at 60
* A Tale of Two Cities
* Astram Line in Hiroshima
* Enkōbashi-chō Tram Stop
* Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
* In Search of Lunch
* Kansai...
BULLET-IN
Issued: August 2024
Contents:
* Editorial, Chairman's Chat, Shop
* News Update
* Bill Pearce
* Geibi Line in Danger, Is There Any Hope?
* Similarities and Contrasts by a First-Timer
* Reflections
* Series 121 EMUs
* 99 Years Tōkaidō Line at...
BULLET-IN
Issued: April 2024
Contents:
* Editorial, Chairman's Chat, Shop
* News Update
* An Opinion about Clock-Face Schedules
* Timetable Matters (9)
* Hydrogen Train Hybari FV-E991 on Trial
* JR East’s KiHa E120 Series
* JR West’s KiHa 120 Series
* KiHa...