Product Description

- The Yubari Railway ran a 53.2km line between Yubari, one of Hokkaido's leading coal mining cities, and Nopporo, which connects to the Hakodate Main Line, for about half a century. From its partial opening in 1926 (Taisho 15) until its closure in 1975 (Showa 50), a variety of vehicles were in operation, including steam locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, steam railcars, diesel railcars, and diesel locomotives.

- This book [Vehicles Edition] provides explanations with photographs and drawings about the unique vehicles, such as the Koppel and Consolidated steam locomotives introduced at the time of the company's founding, diesel locomotives similar to the DD13, passenger cars transferred from the Japanese National Railways and ordered by the company itself, and newly built diesel railcars with streamlined fronts and Shonan-type fronts of the Kiha 07 type.

table of contents
Introduction to the Vehicle Section
1. Steam locomotive
1.1 Early steam locomotives
1.2 Consoli's masterpiece bloomed in Yubari
1.3 The unique Kyuroku
2. Internal combustion engine vehicles
3. Steam railcar
4. Diesel railcar
5. Passenger Car
5.1 Passenger cars at the time of opening and cars sold by the Ministry of Railways
5.2 Passenger cars at the time of opening and cars ordered by the company (manufactured by Umebachi Iron Works)
5.3 Kan-Naka Railway Cars
5.4 Passenger cars ordered by the company (manufactured by Nippon Sharyo)
5.5 Postwar JNR Cars
6. Freight car
6.1 Boxcar
6.2 Open car
6.3 Other freight cars
6.4 Coal Transportation
6.5 Tank cars for transporting chemical products
7. Other vehicles
7.1 Fighting the snow
7.2 Rented Vehicles
7.3 The heritage of the Yubari Railway
List of vehicles in service
References and Materials
in conclusion


Item Size/Weight : 25.8 x 18.4 x 0.4 cm / 172g

Product Specifications

Item series

RM Library

Item code

055562

ISBN code

9784777055562

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