Product Description
- The 19th volume of the [RM Re-Library] series is the RM Library volume 44 [All about JNR heating cars] (published February 2003 / written by Seiichi Okada) and volume 95 [Special duty vehicles] (published June 2007 / This is a combined volume of works written by Akira Fujii and Goro Fujita.
- [Everything about Japan National Railways heated cars] ranges from methods using high-pressure steam supplied from steam locomotives since 1891, methods using coal stoves installed in passenger cars, to electric heating systems after the Showa era. This book summarizes the 50-year history from the perspective of vehicle history, from the time when the installation of heated cars was promoted until 1971, when heated cars disappeared.
- [Special duty vehicles] began around 1947 when the Civilian Transport Bureau stationed in Japan provided special vehicles for inspections around the region at the request of the Civilian Transport Bureau. The company provided vehicles for domestic travel for the department and foreign dignitaries.
- This book uses valuable materials to summarize the history of many of the vehicles from which special duty vehicles were modified, from their service as special duty vehicles to their whereabouts after retirement.
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This item is written in Japanese.
Item Size/Weight : 25.8 x 18.4 x 0.7 cm / 353g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 055371
- ISBN code
- 9784777055371
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 4 per household.