C5856 Steam Locomotive Train

The pride of Fukuchiyama Train Museum

Bonson Lam Dec 19, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Gleaming Steel and majestic wheels give you a sense of awe at Fukuchiyama</p>

<p>Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout</p>

<p>Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan. </p>

<p>Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2)</p>

<p>Come face to face with a C58 series train.</p>

<p>The train is so big that you cannot capture it in one photo.</p>

<p>Entrance to the annex. Look for the railway track decoration above the building.</p>

Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan. It was a big trip for someone to visit Kyoto from Hiroshima or Tokyo in the 1950's. Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2). Her sister train, the C58-1, can be found at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto.

Bonson Lam @bonson.lam

I knew my future was destined to be with Japan the moment I flew from Sydney to experience the atmospheric laneways of Kyoto last century. I am humbled to have met many distinguished people during this time, especially the national living treasures of Japan, such as the doll maker to the Imperia...