Product Description

The steam locomotive tourist service, which began in 1976, has found itself at a crossroads in recent years.
The locomotive of the SL Yamaguchi in Yamaguchi and Shimane prefectures has been suffering from a prolonged breakdown, and operations of the SL Ginga in Iwate prefecture, the SL Kita Biwako in Shiga prefecture, and the SL Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto prefecture have been discontinued.
Possible causes include a shortage of technicians to maintain the locomotives and difficulty in obtaining replacement parts.
Steam locomotives were the first mechanical means of transportation that enabled mankind to transport people and goods, and are a valuable part of human history and industrial heritage.
The reason for the launch of the SL Yamaguchi in 1979 was that the then president of Japanese National Railways said, "I want to leave the scientific heritage of humanity for future generations.
"Preserving working steam locomotives will also have a great educational effect on children."
Steam locomotives bring joy to many residents along the railway line, including children, and attract large numbers of tourists, creating excitement and economic benefits for the local area, making them a great source of revitalization.
This book examines how steam locomotives can overcome the obstacles to preserving them in working order, a valuable asset, and how they can contribute to revitalizing the areas along their railway lines as a tourist resource.

[table of contents]
Introduction - Steam locomotives attract many people -
Chapter 1: The place of the steam locomotive in human history and in modern Japanese history
Chapter 2: The benefits of steam locomotive operation to the local area
Chapter 3: Training of engineers and assistant engineers, procurement of parts, and securing of engineers
Chapter 4: Challenges for the permanent operation of steam locomotives
Chapter 5: Proposals for maintaining steam locomotive train operations and revitalizing the areas along the railway line using steam locomotives
Afterword

Product Specifications

Item series

Ikaros Mook

Item code

215299

ISBN code

9784802215299

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