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Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum
is a railway museum in Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since 2 April 2016. It is based around the former Tsuyama Depot roundhouse, which was used to house a number of preserved locomotives since 2007. Exhibits A total of 13 rolling stock exhibits are housed at the museum, including the nine vehicles previously preserved inside the roundhouse and vehicles moved from the former Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka which closed in April 2014. Steam locomotives * Class D51 steam locomotive number D51 2 :Built in 1936 by Kawasaki Sharyo. Preserved at the former Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka following withdrawal in 1971. Moved from the Modern Transportation Museum in March 2015. Diesel locomotives * 10 t diesel shunting locomotive :Built in 1974 by Kyosan Kogyo, and preserved at Tsuyama since 2011. * Class DD13 diesel locomotive number DD13 638 :Built in 1967 by Nippon Sharyo. Preserved at the former Modern Transportation Museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyama, Okayama
is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,507 in 45,653 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tsuyama is located in north-central Okayama Prefecture, with the Chugoku Mountains separating it from Tottori Prefecture to the north. It is the largest city in the northern part of the prefecture in terms of population and economy. Adjoining municipalities Okayama Prefecture * Kagamino * Maniwa * Misaki * Nagi * Shōō Tottori Prefecture * Chizu * Tottori Climate Tsuyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Tsuyama is 13.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,501 mm. September is the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.9 °C. Demographics In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums In Okayama Prefecture
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers and specialists. Museums host a much wider range of objects than a library, and they usually focus on a specific theme, such as the arts, science, natural history or local history. Public museums that host exhibitions and interactive demonstrations are often tourist attractions, and many draw large numbers of visitors from outside of their host country, with the most visited museums in the world attracting millions of visitors annually. Since the establishment of the earliest known museum in ancient times, museums have been associated with academia and the preservation of rare items. Museums originated as private collections of interesting items, and not until much later did the emphasis on educating the public take root. Etymology The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
The (formerly the until 2016) is a railway museum in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the Kyoto Railway Museum. The museum is owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and is operated by Transportation Culture Promotion Foundation. Exhibition zones The museum is divided into the following exhibition areas, including the 20-track roundhouse built in 1914. * Promenade * Main Hall * Twilight Plaza * Roundhouse * Former Nijō Station File:Kyoto railway museum promenade rolling stock.JPG, The Promenade area in May 2016 Main Hall This is a three-storey building completed in April 2016. File:KYOTO RAILWAY MUSEUM Main building Main Space 20160508.jpg, Exhibits in the main hall in May 2016 File:Kyoto railway museum main building 1F 20160508.jpg, The Main Hall viewed from the second floor in May 2016 Roundhouse The 1914 roundhouse was built surrounding a turntable. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Railway Museums
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds. Africa Egypt * Egyptian Railway Museum (Cairo) Kenya * Nairobi Railway Museum in Nairobi Nigeria * NRC/Legacy Railway Museum in Lagos Senegal * Musée Régional de Thiès in Thiès (Showroom to the Dakar–Niger Railway line) Sierra Leone * Sierra Leone National Railway Museum in Freetown South Africa * Outeniqua Transport Museum in George Sudan * Sudan Railways Museum in Atbarah Uganda * Uganda Railway Museum in Jinja Zambia * Railway Museum in Livingstone Zimbabwe * Bulawayo Railway Museum in Bulawayo Asia Armenia * Armenian Railways Museum, Yerevan Azerbaijan * Azerbaijan Railway Museum, Baku China * Chan T'ien-yu Memorial Hall, Badaling, Beijing *China Railway Museum, Beijing * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyama Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting and in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Stations All-stations and limited-stop services called operate over the line. In the "Rapid" column in the table below, "O" indicates stations at which "Rapid" services stop. Some Rapid services also stop at Nonokuchi and Takebe stations. History The line was opened on 21 December 1898 by the . It was nationalized on 1 June 1944, becoming part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) system, and from 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, it was transferred to the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). See also * List of railway lines in Japan References {{Okayama transit Rail transport in Okayama Prefecture Lines of West Japan Railway Company 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1898 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishin Line
is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Himeji, Hyōgo and Niimi, Okayama, Japan. The name of the line comes from the first kanji of Himeji () and Niimi () which the line connects. Stations *S: Trains stop *s: Some trains stop *｜: Trains pass Rolling stock New KiHa 122 series, KiHa 122 and KiHa 127 series diesel multiple units (DMUs) were introduced on the line between Himeji Station, Himeji and Kōzuki Station, Kōzuki from spring 2009. Journey times were reduced from spring 2010 after the entire fleet of new trains had been delivered. , JR West press release, 26 August 2008. Retrieved on 27 August 2008. History The first section of the line opened was from Tsuyama to the nor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuyama Depot 19980920
is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 97,507 in 45,653 households and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Tsuyama is located in north-central Okayama Prefecture, with the Chugoku Mountains separating it from Tottori Prefecture to the north. It is the largest city in the northern part of the prefecture in terms of population and economy. Adjoining municipalities Okayama Prefecture * Kagamino * Maniwa *Misaki * Nagi * Shōō Tottori Prefecture * Chizu * Tottori Climate Tsuyama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with very warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Tsuyama is 13.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,501 mm. September is the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 1.9 °C. Demographics In 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamakaze
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from to and . Stops Trains stop at the following stations: – – – – ( Nishi-Akashi) – () – – – – – – – – – – – () – – – – *Only the ''Hamakaze'' No. 5 stops at Nishi-Akashi and Kakogawa. *Trains also stop at Kakogawa and Satsu during winter. Rolling stock New 130 km/h KiHa 189 series 3-car DMU sets were introduced on ''Hamakaze'' services from 7 November 2010. Prior to November 2010, services were operated by 4-car KiHa 181 series DMU formations, lengthened to 5 or 7 cars in busy seasons. File:JRW DC kiha181 Limited Express Hamakaze.jpg, KiHa 181 series on a ''Hamakaze'' service on the Bantan Line, February 2009 Formations As of 2021, trains are formed as shown below, with car 3 at the Osaka end. ''Hamakaze'' 1 – 6 * All cars are standard class. * All seats are reserved. * All cars are no-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Oki
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 2001. It runs from Tottori via Yonago is a Cities of Japan, city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 146,139 in 68,534 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is the prefecture's second ... to Shin-Yamaguchi. The ''Super Oki'' is one of the furthest-travelling limited express trains in Japan, covering the 380 km from Shin-Yamaguchi to Tottori in just over five hours. Stops Trains stop at the following stations: - - - - - () - () - - - () - - () - - () - - - - - - - - Not all trains stop at stations in parentheses. Rolling stock ''Super Oki'' services are normally formed of two-car KiHa 187 series tilting DMU sets, sometimes lengthened to three or four cars during busy seasons. One car consists is reserved seating; the other, non-reserved.JR Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
