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"Photo of the Month" Archive June 2000


115 class EMU train in Niigata livery

115 class EMU train in its Niigata livery in local service, taken at Echigo-Ishiyama on the Shinetsu Main Line.
By Hiroshi Naito, May 1999.

Meitetsu's 3500 set between Inuyama and Tomioka-Mae

One of Meitetsu's 3500 set between Inuyama and Tomioka-Mae on the Hiromi Line, en route to Mitake. While earlier Meitetsu types are often variously used in multiple, this VVVF (Variable Voltage Variable frequency) type runs only with other 3500s (4-car) or the later boxier 3100s (2 car) and 3700s (4 car).
By Anthony Robins, February 2000.



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