Japanese Railway Society

The Japanese Railway Society (JRS) was founded in 1991 in London, England, to promote the knowledge of the railways of Japan in England and 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 England, Germany and the Netherlands, and seven guided tours to Japan (in 1994, in March/April 1996, in October 1997 , in April 1998, in April 2000, in August 2001 and in March/April 2003. The membership is now more than 300 persons in about 10 countries worldwide.

First upcoming event:

Members visit to the 395 Ashford works (JRS members only) on July 29^th 2009, 2 pm/

Members visit to the 395 Ashford works has been confirmed by Hitachi for Wednesday July 29th at 2pm. All interested JRS members please email chairman or phone to confirm your current interest. If you didn't originally advise me you can still register interest as some may be unable to commit to the specific date. We can take 15 members. Members who are interested to attend please apply as soon as possible at our Chairman, Richard Tremaine. Contact details can be found in the latest Bullet-In.

Railworld is home of a more permanent JRS display. A small portocabin houses two small layouts and will be developed into a more representative JRS promotional display, with the possibility to house small club events.

Important notice to EU members: from 1^st 2009 the BIC/ Swift code and IBAN international bank account number will change due to the Postbank / ING merger. The new BIC code will be INGBNL2A, the new IBAN number is NL79INGB0007719216, applicable from January 1^st 2009.

The latest Bullet-In features:

EF67 banker locos; Meitetsu 7000 series panorama car history (Anthony Robins and other related history from Oliver Mayer) and end of service; C56 locos and their Burma story (Nick Lera special); memories of BCOF transportation officer in 1946; Monorails overview; Sakhalin/Russia rail-link project revival.


INFORMATION News Update General Items JR and Freight Private Railways Steam Operating Museums Photo Gallery Modelling Photo of the Month Archive Links Overseas Report Archive	Welcome to the Japanese Railway Society (JRS) The Japanese Railway Society (JRS) was founded in 1991 in London, England, to promote the knowledge of the railways of Japan in England and 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 England, Germany and the Netherlands, and seven guided tours to Japan (in 1994, in March/April 1996, in October 1997 , in April 1998, in April 2000, in August 2001 and in March/April 2003. The membership is now more than 300 persons in about 10 countries worldwide. Activities Membership - Interested in joining? Contact the JRS via e-mail What's New ? News Update December 2008 edition By Anthony Robins "What's New" Archive N700 Shinkansen article supplement 17 May 2008 Extra information on the new N700 Shinkansen train, as featured in Bullet-In #59. Special offer for JRS Members A photo report on a railfan journey through China. Meet us at the following events. First upcoming event: Members visit to the 395 Ashford works (JRS members only) on July 29^th 2009, 2 pm/ Members visit to the 395 Ashford works has been confirmed by Hitachi for Wednesday July 29th at 2pm. All interested JRS members please email chairman or phone to confirm your current interest. If you didn't originally advise me you can still register interest as some may be unable to commit to the specific date. We can take 15 members. Members who are interested to attend please apply as soon as possible at our Chairman, Richard Tremaine. Contact details can be found in the latest Bullet-In. Railworld is home of a more permanent JRS display. A small portocabin houses two small layouts and will be developed into a more representative JRS promotional display, with the possibility to house small club events. Important notice to EU members: from 1^st 2009 the BIC/ Swift code and IBAN international bank account number will change due to the Postbank / ING merger. The new BIC code will be INGBNL2A, the new IBAN number is NL79INGB0007719216, applicable from January 1^st 2009. The latest Bullet-In features: EF67 banker locos; Meitetsu 7000 series panorama car history (Anthony Robins and other related history from Oliver Mayer) and end of service; C56 locos and their Burma story (Nick Lera special); memories of BCOF transportation officer in 1946; Monorails overview; Sakhalin/Russia rail-link project revival.
	Photo of the Month
	A visit to the Kansai area, where we'll take a look at the Nankai Railway and the connected Hankai tram system Nankai Hamadera Koen station, in a pleasant traditional japanese style. Hankai tramway works car # 11 A JR West 125 single-unit electric railcar, unit # 125-9 at Kakogawa station. All photos by Colin Brown Photo of the Month Archive