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This time we head out into the mountains via the famous Oigawa railway. This line follows the Oi river (Oigawa in japanese) and is made up of two sections. The lower section is built...
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This time the focus will be on England, and Peterborough in particular. Railworld provided a small portocabin to the JRS, which will be developed into a JRS promotional display. The portocabin is about 20...
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This time we focus on Shikoku, the smallest of the JR Companies. Apart from JR Shikoku there are a few interesting tram networks. JR Shikoku operates a number of special tourist trains, which often...
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This month a couple of photos of Kyoto's Keihan Railway. Keihan operates a network between Kyoto and Osaka with express and local services. A special feature are the 'TV cars' with television sets mounted...
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This time we take a look at the Gakunan Railway or Gakunan Tetsudō, a small railway that carries passengers and freight, mainly paper from the papermills along the line. The railway is even owned...
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This time we're heading north to Hokkaido and below are two images from Hakodate
This is Hakodate's tram car # 812, resting at the shed. This car was built in 1966 by Niigata Engineering.
A 281...
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Photo of the Month Special
This month sees a collection of photos by Dave Fossett and Hiroshi Naito showing the great variety of rolling stock that can be seen in Japan today, from modern shinkansen...
Photos of the Month
The Aichi Loop Line’s first generation of trains was its type 100 introduced when it opened after the former JNR Okata Line was taken over and extended. It is seen passing the line’s depot...