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October 2023

Steel Truss Bridges David Dibben has shared some photos from his collection of steel truss bridges from his visits to Japan. In his own words: - A selection a 3 pictures of bridges from 2015 and 2023....

September 2023

Odakyū Odawara Line at Isehara Along the Odakyū Odawara Line at Isehara a farmer, who is also railway fan, planted sunflowers. The main line of Odakyū's network features a good variety of the railway's rolling...

August 2023

Choshi Dentetsu - The Cabbage Patch Line Choshi Dentetsu is a private railway in the easternmost point of Chiba. It runs from the end of the Sobu Main Line, 6.4kms to Tokawa. Our dearly missed...

July 2023

JR Freight at Shin Koiwa Shin Koiwa is on the Sōbu Main Line 10 kilometers east of Tōkyō. This month, a selection of 3 pictures of the two evening freight trains through Shin Koiwa yard....

June 2023

Freight trains on the Takashima line. The Takashima line forms the freight access to the Negishi line avoiding the nearby Yokohama passenger station. The line diverges from the Tōkaidō Main Line at Higashi Kanagawa, and...

May 2023

Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line The Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line was built as Tokyo's second subway line, and is one of only two lines in the system that uses a 3rd rail for current collection and...

April 2023

Kita Senju Level Crossing Kita Senju is a major interchange station in Tōkyō's inner north east. 5 Lines meet at this point, namely the JR East Jōban Line, Tōbu Skytree (aka Isesaki) Line, Tsukuba Express...

March 2023

JR Shikoku DMUs This month we take a look at the diverse range of Diesel Multiple Units operated on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's home islands. Most of JR Shikoku's network is unelectrified with the exception...

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