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April 2021

Monorails This month we take a look at a few monorail systems around Japan. All photos: Anthony Leith Tōkyō Monorail 10000 series set was seen approaching the then named Haneda Airport International Terminal Station on the 2nd...

March 2021

JR West from the vault This month we take a look back into the recent past, showcasing JR West rolling stock from March 2008. All Photos: Anthony Robins, taken 10th March 2008. At Himeji KiHa 181 22...

February 2021

JR Freight This month we take a look at JR Freight trains along the Tokaido Main Line around Nagoya. All Photos: Oliver Mayer EF 66 36 with an eastbound container train passing through Owari-Ichinomiya Station, 31st May...

January 2021

JR East Ōmiya Workshops To the immediate North of JR East's Ōmiya Station lies the Ōmiya Workshops. The facility functions as a centre for inspecting new rolling stock, heavy maintenence, remodelling and overhauling existing stock....

December 2020

Dusk 2020 has been a tragic year, and one many will be glad to see the end of. As the year draws to a close we take a look at some shots in falling light....

November 2020

Fukushima Kōtsū Fukushima Kōtsū operates a single railway line, officially named the Iizaka Line from Fukushima, where connections to JR East are available, and Iizaka Onsen, a traditional hot springs town 9 kms north of...

October 2020

JR East Tsurumi Line The Tsurumi Line serves the waterside industrial area of Kawasaki and Yokohama cities not far from Tōkyō. Although route kilometres it is only 10.3 km (6.4miles)in length, it has 2 short...

September 2020

Model-In With the on-going global COVID pandemic, travel is restrictive for Japanese railfans with many turning to their models as a substitute for the real thing. Our quarterly Bullet-In magazine features a modelling section, 'Model-In'...

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