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October 2012

Tribute to a now closed railway. This ex-Tokyu set is seen at Towadashi, on the Towada Kanko Electric Railway's now abandonded line on 21/11/2010. Seibu Ltd Express 'New Red Arrow' set entering the platforms at...

September 2012

Dating from 1997, ex-Gifu car 781 moved to Toyohashi after that system’s closure on 1st April 2005. It is seen at the line’s depot at Akaiwaguchi. 040512Toyohashi3201.jpgA cheerful looking 3201 approaches the line’s junction at...

August 2012

Sangi Railway’s 2’ 6” (762 mm) 20.4 kilometres’ Hokusei Line in Mie was taken over from Kintetsu in 2003. All photos were taken on 15th July 2012. Car 171, built by Kinki Sharyo, leads a...

December 2011

Gakunan Railway Freight Service Farewell This month we showcase the paper freight trains of the private Gakunan Railway, which meets JR Tokai’s Tokaido Line at Yoshiwara in Shizuoka Prefecture. The Gakunan Railway's freight service will...

November 2011

Tabata Depot Tabata Railway Depot lies a few kilometres north of Ueno station in Tokyo. All pictures were taken by Anthony Robins on 23rd September 2011. 139 of the total of 308 1500 volts DC EF65s...

October 2011

Sendai Streetcar (Tram) Museum The Sendai Streetcar (Tram) Museum can be reached close to Sendai Underground’s Tomizawa Station. All pictures were taken by Anthony Robins on 22nd September 2011. MoHa 1 type car 1 built by...

October 2010

Tenno-ji, the layout built by Claude and Eric Binamé was on dipslay at the Modelspoor Expo show in Mechelen, October 16 and 17 2010. Another photo of 'Tenno-ji', the layout built by Claude and Eric...

January 2010

Even 2 EF64-1000 electric locomotives are not enough to cope with the heavy snowfall. A stranded container train at Koide station, Joetsu Main Line. Calmer winter weather at the Watarase Valley Railway, a tourist line...

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