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February 2018

Yōrō Tetsudō The Yōrō Railway (Kuwana to Ibi via Ōgaki) is a third-sector railway, jointly owned by Kintetsu and the local governments along the line. It was featured in issue 93 of 'Bullet-In'. All Photos: Oliver...

January 2018

Hiroshima We kick off the new year with a look at one of the most popular places to visit for the Japanese Railway enthusiast. All Photos: Oliver Mayer, 8th October 2017 Former Hannover tram 236 on a...

December 2017

Snowy Days As winter approaches in the northern hempisphere, this month we take a look at a few snowy scenes from around Japan. All Photos: Anthony Leith JR Hokkaidō 731 series 3 car EMU shown drawing to...

November 2017

Nagasaki Trams This month we continue looking at JRS member Gordon Bannister's recent tour shots from Nagasaki's Urakami Tram Depot . All Photos by Gordon, taken 3rd October 2017 Nagasaki tram 310 of 1954 in a fresh...

October 2017

Matsuyama & Kumamoto Trams JRS member Gordon Bannister is presently on tour in Western Japan and has submitted some recent shots from these two systems for our monthly photos. Matsuyama's Iyo Tetsudō have received 2 new...

September 2017

JR East's SL Banetsu Monogatari This month we take a look at JR East's popular Banetsu Monogatari 'Joyful Train' which operates seasonally on the un-electrified section of the Banetsu West Line between Niigata & Aizu-Wakamatsu....

August 2017

Fukui Trams Scenes of the interesting tramway operation near Tawaramachi in Fukui, in the Hokuriku region. All Photos: Anthony Robins, taken 6th May 2017. 'ki-bo': Echizen Tetsudō's lone low floor set for 'Phoenix Tawaramachi Line' through operations...

July 2017

Kintetsu's Blue Symphony A group of Japan based JRS members recently had a tour of Kintetsu's 1067mm gauge Yoshino Line from Ōsaka Abenobashi to Yoshino. The Blue Symphony Sightseeing train is an Electric Multiple Unit...

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