Japan photos from July 2009

[catcliffedemon]

While I've already uploaded quite a few shots from my trip to Japan in July 2009, I still have some interesting photos which I never got around to putting on my Flickr site.

 

As I've just joined the forum, I have a bit of a second wind, so here is the first new one for a while. I reckon this is possibly quite a good one for modellers:

 

 

JR Freight (JRF) EF65-1000 Bo-Bo-Bo 1,500V dc electric locomotive No. 1058 Container service @ Hatchōnawate, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, July 25th, 2009.

 

Click on the image for the Flickr page to get the hi-res version.

[catcliffedemon]

Amongst my favourite multiple units are the classic Kiha 40s. These Akita-based units look especially nice:

 

 

JR East/East Japan Railways KiHa 40-500 single-car DMU No. 40-575 Oga to Akita service @ Tsuchizaki, Akita Prefecture, Japan, July 23rd, 2009.

[Guest ___]

That Kiha got my attention.

[Lawrence]

Very pretty loco that 

[catcliffedemon]

Another one from a fantastic couple of hours in the sun at Tsuchizaki.

 

 

JR East/East Japan Railways KiHa 48-500 two-car DMU No. 48-544 & 48-1503 Oga to Akita service @ Tsuchizaki, Akita Prefecture, Japan, July 23rd, 2009.

 

While I do like my Kiha 40s and 48s, this is the real reason I was there:

 

 

 

JR Freight DD51 B-2-B diesel-hydraulic No. 1184 pulls away from Tsuchizaki, Akita Prefecture, with an Akita-ko docks-Tsuchizaki yard transfer freight of containers on July 23rd, 2009.

[catcliffedemon]

A couple more:

 

 

JR Freight (JRF) EF210 Bo-Bo-Bo 1,500V dc electric prototype No. 901 Northbound container service @ Hachihonmatsu, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, July 27th, 2009.

 

 

JR East/East Japan Railways 485 Series three-car EMU No. 485-1002 Kamoshika (かもしか) limited express to Aomori @ Akita station, Akita-prefecture, Japan, July 23rd, 2009. This train has now been withdrawn and superceded by displaced 485-3000 Series sets working a new Tsugaru (つがる) service between the two cities.

[catcliffedemon]

Another couple of pictures, this time of container trains:

 

 

JR Freight (JRF) EF210-100 Bo-Bo-Bo 1,500V dc electric loco No. 128 Eastbound container service @ Mukainada, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, July 27th, 2009.

 

 

JR Freight (JRF) EH500 Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo 1,500V dc/20kV ac electric loco No. 3 Northbound container service @ Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, July 20th, 2009.

[bikkuri bahn]

Thanks for posting those pics.  Your subject matter agreeably matches my interests.  I see you visited that stretch of the Sanyo Main Line ("senohachi") out of Hiroshima to see the JRF pusher operations.  I plan to visit it myself this summer, which will be my second time (as well as a trip on the Kure Line, for mileage and hopefully to ride a 103 series).

[KenS]

Good photos, thanks for posting.  I'm particularly partial to the three container trains.

[catcliffedemon]

Thanks for the kind words, here are a few more:

 

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East Japan Railway/JR East 205-0 Series 1,500V dc six-car EMU No. 205-139 Nambu Line service to Kawasaki @ Shiite, Kanagawa Prefecture, July 19th, 2009.

 

 

JR Freight (JRF) DF200-100 Bo-Bo-Bo diesel locomotive No. 108 Southbound container service (about to change to electric traction for the run to Honshu) @ Goryokaku, Hokkaidō, Japan, July 21st, 2009.

[catcliffedemon]

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JR Freight (JRF) EF210-100 Bo-Bo-Bo 1,500V dc electric locomotive No. 142 Light engine towards Kawasaki Docks @ Kawasaki-Shinmachi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, July 25th, 2009.

 

 

West Japan Railways/JR West Series 700-7000 8-car ‘Hikari Railstar’ shinkansen No. E12 Hakata-Osaka service @ Himeji, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan, July 29th, 2009. After the iconic Series 0 units these are my favourite type of 'bullet train' unit.

[westfalen]

Very good photos, nice to see a lot of freight.

[catcliffedemon]

Very good photos, nice to see a lot of freight.

Thanks, you can find more here:

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastarial/sets/72157621930659238/