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The
Japanese
Railway Society (JRS) was founded in 1991 in
London to promote the knowledge of the
railways of Japan in the UK &
other non-Japanese-speaking parts of the world. Since 1991, there have
been
several activities like exhibitions (also of railway models), a TV-show
(on
Naruhodo The World, Fuji TV),
many meetings in the United Kingdom, Germany, the
Netherlands,
and many guided tours to and meetings in Japan.
Our membership is now more than 200 people in over 10 countries
worldwide.
What's
New
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Bullet-In
# 119
In
this issue: -
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Editorial, Chairman’s Chat, Shop * News Update * Type 119 EMUs * JRS
December 2023 Meeting * Autumn Travel on the Suigun Line * Limestone to
Nippon Steel, Nagoya * Himeji Municipal Monorail – Exploring the
Remains * Book Review: Japan Tram Atlas * Some Diesels to Ride Behind *
Japan’s ‘2024 Problem’ * Hiroshima: Skyrail Midorizaka Line to Close at
the End of April * Model-In: Model Layout in the Romancecar Museum *
Photos
of the
Month
Winter on the Ōito Line
The Ōito Line runs from Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture to Itoigawa on the coast in Niigata Prefecture. It avoids the city of Nagano, running some 50 km west through the famous ski resort of Hakuba which hosted the downhill skiing events during the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. At Minami Otari, the 1500v DC electrification ends and is also the boundary between JR East & JR West operating areas.
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