When O.S. Nock visited Miyazaki depot he had the good fortune to find this C57 Pacific bedecked with two Japanese flags and a golden chrysanthemum after working the Imperial train. Within hours it... (more)
Another of the O.S. Nock 6 x 6cm negatives bought at auction. This view is of C61 20, one of 33 Baltics built in 1947-49 utilising boilers taken from D51 class 2-8-2s. At the time Japan had more h... (more)
Many years ago I purchased a number of negatives at auction that had been taken by the late O.S. Nock, the famed British railway author and signal engineer at Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Among... (more)
A young boy and his father take a moment to admire the train on the Yokohama Station platform; a fascinating and exciting sight to so many around the world.
A Nozomi Shinkansen bound for Hakata zips through the blooming fields of Fuji with an iconic backdrop.
How do you say "All Aboard" in Japanese?
The Class EH800 is so developed to work for the 1435/1067mm dual-gauge Seikan tunnel under the Tsugaru channel where the freight and Shinkansen trains share the tracks. The class EH800 is compatib... (more)
This train is Twilight Exp,sleeper train,that connected Osaka and Sapporo. Was abolished in 2015.
This orange and cream two-tone color is old JNR DMU normal paint.
Kumoya 145 is NOT passenger or cargo EMU. It is use for railway company works,like work caboose in U.S.
