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―― [Steam locomotive] 2nd!
-Railway 8mm world giant star treasured color film work collection

-A steam locomotive of the Japanese National Railways, which was photographed from 1975, when it was five years until it was completely abolished, to 1973.
-While the number of operations is decreasing, locomotives on the Kansei Main Line, the Wakayama Line, the Chuo West Line, the Nanao Line, and the Japan-China Line, including the C57 type of the Kisei Main Line and the Sangu Line, which have been thoroughly tracked, are reviving vividly. (Shooted from 1970 to 1948)

[Wakayama Line C58 / C11]
-Passenger train towing C58 stops at Kitauchi Station, the only switchback station in the Kinki region.
-A freight train was connected to the C11 rear auxiliary machine, and a passenger train also saw a C58 double train that doubled as a forwarder.

[Kansai Main Line 8620 ・ D51 / Kameyama Engine Zone C50]
-Temporary high-speed operation with trains of type 8620 and D51 (train, Poppo Yagyu).
-Unit 88638, which had been assigned to Nara Driving Station for replacement, was transferred to Kiitanabe Engine Ward and the goodbye train was operated.
-In the Kameyama engine zone, there is also a C50 model that can be used for replacement.

[Kise Main Line / Sangu Line D51]
-Degoichi of the Kameyama engine zone that drives a freight wagon that is also connected to the REM 5000 and Taki 19000.
-D51499 equipped with a Goto deflector is also active.

[Kise Main Line / Sangu Line C57]
-The C57, which had been in charge of passenger operations after the retirement of the C51, also had only three units, the 110th and 148th units in the Kameyama Engine Zone, and the fourth type 198th, a closed gab and bottom type tender. One round trip of 821 and 826 trains between Kameyama and Ise.
-In addition, many group temporary trains such as Oha 80 and Suro 62 and Slov 62 were towed, and also led the event train [100th anniversary of railway].
-Sometimes freight trains were also towed.

[Chuo west line D51]
-A locomotive belonging to the Kiso Fukushima and Nakatsugawa engine zones, equipped with unique smoke collection equipment, pulls freight trains by heavy duty or push-pull at Shiojiri-Tajimi.
-A special train [Kisoji D51], the last SL passenger train on the line, was also operated.
-At Agematsu Station, a C12 replacement bus runs through the premises.

[Nanao Line C58 / C11 / C56]
-It was operated for three years until 1973, and became the last passenger train to be driven by SL [Oldness Train Okunoto-go].
-On operation days, the towing machine will be changed from C58 at Nanao Station to C11, which is usually engaged in replacement at Nanao Engine Ward.
-Instead, the C56, which hauls freight trains, was replaced on a regular basis.

[Aizuwakamatsu Driving Zone C11 ・ D51 / China Line C11]
-In the fan-shaped garage of the Aizu-Wakamatsu driving area, there are the D51 type on the Banetsu West Line and the C11 type active on the Aizu, Tadami and Nichinen lines.
-The daytime line runs on a mixed train driven by C11.
-Even after smokeless operation, it was operated until just before the abolition.

-Narrator: Hideki Hanekawa
-Photography and supervision: Muneo Okui
-Supervision: Koichi Miyazawa, Makoto Yamabe
-Brain: Kaoru Ihara
-Composition and direction: Masayuki Miyachi

[Profile of Mr. Muneo Okui]
-Lives in Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. Born in 1936 in 1936.
-Since he got an 8mm camera at the age of 23, he has traveled around Japan following railroad vehicles.
-In addition to running a fruit and vegetable business, more than 280 color films have been collected for more than a quarter of a century.
-A member of Matsusaka Rail Club.

-Dolby Digital 81 minutes


Item Size/Weight : 19 x 13.5 x 1.4 cm / 150g

• *Please note that the book's paper strip may not be included. Additionally, we do not offer replacements for any damage or wear to the strip.

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DR-4181

ISBN code

4932323418124

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