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-The 9th volume of the series will focus on the [3-axle freight car], which had an extremely unique presence in the history of JNR freight cars.
- The early RM library volume 8 [pre-war] and volume 9 [post-war] will be combined into two separate volumes.
- Currently, 3-axle freight cars have already finished their role and are all scrapped, but the aim is that while it is possible to have a larger load capacity than 2-axle cars, the structure is not as complicated as bogie cars. had.
- If you look at the history from a bird's eye view, it was never a minority, and in history, 12,000 cars left their footprints on the national railway line.
-As the subtitle of this book is [From Birth to End], it is unraveled from the records of the Meiji period, which is said to be [mythical period], many tank cars that reached their peak in the Showa prewar period, and wartime transport in the Second World War period. Toki 900, which was specialized for , and Chisa 1600 and Chi 500, which were converted after the war, were the last three-axle wagons that were actually put into practical use. It also introduces in detail the rare models such as Wasa 1 and Ku 9100, which had the last impact as prototypes.
-In the end, compared to bogies, 3-axle freight cars were left behind due to their inferior load capacity and high-speed performance, but the author's loving brushwork, which was a master of freight car research, made it possible I will tell you about the significance and how it ended up as a vengeful flower.
- At the time of publication, it caused a great response as a long-awaited book, and had been printed three times by 2003, but here is the long-awaited reissue.


Item Size/Weight : 25.7 x 18.3 x 0.6 cm / 337g

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Item series

RM Library

Item code

055128

ISBN code

9784777055128

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