Bullet-In 61 (January - March 2007)

 A Summary of Contents


*News Update* (by Anthony Robins)

- A regular round-up of news from Japan over the past three months.


*Photographing the Shinkansen (Part 5)

- Tips and tricks on how to take good photographs on Shinkansen trains, including information locations and how to get there. This time in and around Okayama


*Japan Revisited (Part 2)

- 2nd part of a travelogue.


*Contrasts in the Middle Kingdom

- Impressions of a journey into China by Anthony Robins.


*Comings and Goings in 2007

- An introduction to several new trains types put into service in 2007


* Tramway Opening and Closure Dates

- A report on developments of the 1960s when many tramway systems closed and were replaced by underground railways.


*Rankoshi - Stumbling onto Steam in Sapporo* (by Andrew Jennings)

- A report on an unplanned trip on the "SL Niseko" steam-hauled service in Hokkaido.


*Locomotive Profiles: C61, D61, ED61 & EF61* (by Dave Fossett)

- Brief outlines of the C61 and D51 steam and ED61 and EF 61 electric locomotives coinciding with the 61st issue of Bullet-In.


*Railways on Stamps (Part 3) 

- Japan's railways make a frequent appearance on stamps, not necessaraly japanese stamps.

* Otaru Transport Museum

- An impression of the museum at Otaru (Hokkaido)


*Model-in: Odawarako Revamp (Epilogue)

- A report of a model railway exhibition where this layout was on show