Bullet-In 49 (January - March 2004)
A Summary of Contents
- News Update
- By Anthony Robins
- - A regular round-up of news from Japan over the past three months.
- Tobu Freight Services Discontinued
- By Paul Robins
- - A short history of freight operations on the Tobu Railway coinciding with the discontinuation of freight in September 2003.
- Japanese Stations - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Part 3): Shinagawa Shinkansen Station
- By Martin Guest
- - Part 3 in this series reports on the newly opened Shinagawa Shinkansen station in Tokyo, which opened on 1 October 2003.
- Japanese Rail Restaurants (7): London Pub Railway Tavern
- By Oliver Mayer
- - Part 7 in this series of reviews of railway-oriented restaurants looks at the London Pub Railway Tavern inside JR Ikebukuro station.
- JR Rolling Stock Round-up: Shikoku
- By Peter Dibbben
- - A mini-feature following on from the special Kyushu feature in Issue 48. This article describes the rolling stock currently to be seen on JR line in Shikoku.
- JR Lines on Shikoku
- By Colin Brown
- - A summary guide to all the JR lines in Shikoku, with information on routes and lengths.
- Old and New Railways in Shikoku
- By Colin Brown
- - A comparison of Shikoku in the immediate post-war period and the present day, detailing new lines built and those that are now closed.
- Japanese Rail Museums (18): Nagoya Municipal Transportation Archives
- By Oliver Mayer
- - Part 18 in this long-running series looks at the Nagoya Municipal Transportation Archive.
This museum is also the venue for the monthly meetings of the Nagoya section of the Japan Tramway Society and the International Railway Society of Japan.
- To the North Face of Fuji-san
- By Colin Brown
- - A trip report on a ride over the Fuji Kyuko railway, which runs from the JR Chuo Line to the northern side of Mt. Fuji.
- Auld Lang Syne and Japan's Sayonara Ceremony
- By William Pearce
- - An article describing the use of the song Auld Lang Syne in farewell ceremonies in Japan, together with comments on some particularly memorable railway farewells.
- Comments on Manchuria Locos
- By William Pearce
- - Additional information on the Japanese streamlined steam locomotives used in Manchuria before the Second World War.
- Tazawako Trip Report
- By Ed Tremaine
- - A winter's journey on the Akita Shinkansen to sample an onsen (hot spring) in Tazawako.
- Electrification in Japan
- By Oliver Mayer
- - A summary of the non-standard electrification systems used across Japan.
- JRS Shop and Library
- - A list of books and videos on Japanese railway subjects which can be ordered directly from the JRS in the UK.
- Model-in: Model Preview
- By Dave Fossett
- - A preview look at some of the N gauge models from the major manufacturers recently or about to be released in Japan.
- Model-in: Tokyo Area Model Shop Update
- By Dave Fossett
- - An article describing a number of notable new model shops that have opened in Tokyo and Yokohama during the past year.
- Bullet-In Index 2003
- Compiled by Colin Brown
- - An index covering the four issues of Bullet-In published in 2003.
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