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...
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....
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...
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...
Special Trains
This month we take a look at various Special Trains which you can see and ride regularly or seasonally at various locations around Japan.
All Photos: Anthony Robins.
JR West’s ‘Eva Project’ themed type 500...
Miniature Locomotives
This month we take a look at Miniature Locomotives which you can see either as a static display or in action at various locations around Japan.
All Photos: Graeme Daniel.
7¼'' gauge D51 Akita Station,...
Toyohashi Tetsudō
All Photos: Oliver Mayer, taken on Friday, 13th January 2017.
Tram 3504 (built in 1956, formerly Tōkyō-Toden 7021, came to Toyohashi in
1977) between Higashi-Hatchō and Maehata.
Tram 3203 (built in 1955, formerly Meitetsu mo-582 in...
Snow Plows
As the end of winter draws near, we take a look at snow plows at work in a few of the snow affected regions of the Japanese Railway Network.
All Photos: Kiyoshi Jinno
Oguni, 21st...