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Monthly Archives: January 2015

Trams of Kitakyushu and the Forest of Yufuin

January 26, 2015by theraillife Leave a comment

After the wild winds and torrential rain from Typhoon Phongvong the previous day, I awoke to a fine day in Kokura. I walked to the station in the warm sun to visit the […]

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Asia, High Speed Rail, Long Distance Rail, Railways, Tram, Transport, Urban Rail

A Monorail and Huis Ten Bosch (Railfanning in Typhoon)

January 25, 2015by theraillife Leave a comment

I woke up in the northern Kyushu city of Kokura to the sight of rain heavily falling outside my hotel window. I didn’t have an umbrella, but thankfully my hotel […]

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Asia, Long Distance Rail, Monorail, Railways, Transport, Urban Rail

Aioi to Kokura via Shikoku

January 24, 2015by theraillife Leave a comment

I awoke early in my hotel in Aioi and after a very basic complimentary breakfast, headed across the road to the Shinkansen station. Today I was planning to spend some […]

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Asia, High Speed Rail, Long Distance Rail, Railways, Tram, Transport, Urban Rail

Aomori to Aioi via Nagano and Nagoya

January 23, 2015by theraillife Leave a comment

I awoke in a curtained bed of a couchette car aboard the Hamanasu overnight train from Sapporo to Aomori. It was early, but I could hear the other passengers around me stirring, […]

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Asia, High Speed Rail, Long Distance Rail, Railways, Transport

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