A Long-Awaited Whistle: Tobu Railway's Steam Service Revival
September 15, 2017
28 min

Season 3 - Episode 14: A Long-Awaited Whistle: Tobu Railway's Steam Service Revival
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
From August 2017, TOBU Railway started operating "SL TAIJU"; a tourist steam train and the first steam service on the railway for 50 years. TOBU Railway discontinued steam services in 1966, leaving them no equipment or facilities, so 8 railway companies across Japan helped out. The Class C11 loco was lent by JR Hokkaido, the passenger cars by other JR companies, while training was done in cooperation with railway companies operating steam locos. See the revival project and the fantastic new "SL TAIJU".
Episode Information
TV Show
Japan Railway Journal
Season
Season 3
Episode Number
14
Air Date
September 15, 2017
Runtime
28 minutes
Guest Stars
Y
Yasuna Mizobata
Self - Assistant