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October 2018

Nankai Electric Railway The Nankai Electric Railway is a large private railway in the Kansai area, running south from their Ōsaka terminal station at Namba to points south such as Wakayama, Koyasan and competing with...

September 2018

Tōbu Limited Express The Tōbu Railway is the largest private railway in the Kantō area. The railway offers a number of Limited Express Services over some its longer routes. Alex Morley has shared some photos...

August 2018

Negishi Line Freight The Negishi Line in Yokohama is one of the easier spots to see JR Freight services in action due to the proximity of the port and Negishi oil refinery. Hiroshi Naito has...

July 2018

Steam in Japan This month we take a look at some of the varous Steam operation around Japan. All Photos: Alex Morley. Oigawa Railway. C10 8 passing through Owada with the 10:38 Shin Kanaya - Ieyama. 30th...

June 2018

Maintenance Cars This month we take a look at vehicles tasked with the duty of maintaining the right-of-way at various operators around Japan. All Photos: Peter Dibben. Takamatsu Kotohira Railway: Car DeKa 1 at Busshozen depot on...

May 2018

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway This month we take a look at the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railway (Kotoden), a privately operated system of 3 lines in the Takamatsu area of Shikoku. All Photos: Anthony Leith, taken 2nd March 2018. Kotoden's...

April 2018

Sankō Line Farewell This month's photos are a tribute to the JR West Sankō Line which closed on the 31st March 2018. With a length of 108 Km's, it is the longest single line closure...

March 2018

New Faces This month we take a look at some of the new and recent additions to the Tōkyō suburban operations. All Photos: Anthony Leith, taken 21st February 2018. Keio's new 5000 series 1st entered service in...

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