Beppu, Kyushu

The views from our hotel room in Beppu, on the Eastern coast of Kyushu.

An '815' unit, Beppu, Kyushu	A '415' unit, Beppu, Kyushu	An '883 Sonic' train, Beppu	A '415' unit, Beppu, Kyushu
EF 81501, Beppu, Kyushu	A '415' unit, 411-209, Beppu	A '415' unit, 411-209, Beppu	883 'Sonic' AO-1, Beppu, Kyushu

Fukuoka, Kyushu

Kyushu Railway Museum, Mojiko

'59634' at Kyushu Museum	'59634' at Kyushu Museum	Loco cabs at Kyushu Museum	'C59 1' at Kyushu Museum
'EF 10 35' at Kyushu Museum	'EF 10 35' at Kyushu Museum	'ED 72 1' at Kyushu Museum	'ED 72 1' at Kyushu Museum
'481 603' at Kyushu Museum	'07 41' at Kyushu Museum	'07 41' at Kyushu Museum	'07 41' at Kyushu Museum
'07 41' at Kyushu Museum	'581 8' at Kyushu Museum	'581 8' at Kyushu Museum	Sleeper Car at Kyushu Museum
Sleeper Car at Kyushu Museum	Sleeper Car at Kyushu Museum	Late 1800s carriage	Late 1800s carriage
Mojiko JR Station	Mojiko JR Station	Mojiko JR Station	Mojiko JR Station

Kitakyushu Monorail

The Kitakyushu monorail runs from Kokura to Kikugaoka. Also a fleeting view of the Chikuho Electric Railway at Kurosaki as we sped past.

The monorail at Kokura	The monorail at Kokura	The monorail at Kokura	The monorail at Kokura
The monorail at Kokura	The monorail at Kokura	The monorail at Kokura	On the way to Kikugaoka
On the way to Kikugaoka	On the way to Kikugaoka	On the way to Kikugaoka	On the way to Kikugaoka
Kikugaoka depot	Kikugaoka depot	Kikugaoka depot	Kikugaoka depot
Works Car '301', Kikugaoka	Works Car '501', Kikugaoka	Kitakyushu unit '1'	Kitakyushu unit '1'
Kitakyushu unit '2'	Kitakyushu unit '2'	Kitakyushu unit '3'	Kitakyushu unit '4'
Kitakyushu unit '4' Kitakyushu	Kitakyushu unit '5'	Kitakyushu unit '6'	Chikuho Electric Railroad '2002'

JR trains around Fukuoka

The lines to Sasebo and Mojiko

Imari Station

The line into Imari JR Station

'125 9' at Imari JR Station

'125 9' at Imari JR Station

'125 9' at Imari JR Station

Kikugaoka Station near Kokura on the Hita Hikosan line

Kikugaoka Station

'147 184' at Kikugaoka Station

'147 184' at Kikugaoka Station

From Fukuoka (Hakata) to Mojiko

'813 R109' on the Mojiko line	'EF 61 404' on the Mojiko line	Another 'EF 61' on the Mojiko line	'411 217' on the Mojiko line
Service wagons on the Mojiko line	Units at Mojiko	Mojiko Station	'813 R1108' at Mojiko Station
'DE 10 1212' near Mojiko	'ED 76 1023' and 'DE 10 1558'	'ED 76' near Mojiko	'DE 10 1746' near Mojiko

From Fukuoka (Hakata) to Sasebo

'ED 76 1019' on the Sasebo line	'DE 10 1207' on the Sasebo line	'DE 10 1207' on the Sasebo line	'P105' on the Sasebo line
'787 BM4' on the Sasebo line	'813 R236' and '883' Sonic	'783 6' on the Sasebo line	'783 6' on the Sasebo line
'67 9' Sea Side Liner	'783 15 CM35' at Sasebo	'783 15 CM35' at Sasebo	'783 15 CM35' at Sasebo

Matsuura Railway

The Matsuura Railway runs from Sasebo via the most Westerly railway staton in Japan, Tabirahiradoguchi, to Imara and Arita

'MR 607' at Sasebo	'MR 617' at Sasebo	'MR 607' at Sasebo	'MR 611' near Sasebo
'MR 607' fare indicator board	Driving axle on display	'MR 606' near Sasebo	'MR 620' near Sasebo
Tabirahiradoguchi Station	Tabirahiradoguchi Station	'MR 603' near Matsuura	'MR 602' near Matsuura
'MR 616' near Matsuura	'MR 618' and 'MR 608' at Imari	'MR 607' and 'MR 609' at Imari	'MR 609' at Imari
Matsuura Railway fare table	'MR 613' at Imari	'MR 608' and 'MR 618' at Imari	Between Imari and Arita
Between Imari and Arita	Between Imari and Arita	Between Imari and Arita	'MR 609' at Arita

Kumamoto, Kyushu

Kumamoto, Kyushu, was our base for a few days so we explored its tram network, took a ride on three private railways, the Hisatsu railway, the Kumagawa Railway and the Kumamoto Electric railway and the 'SL Hitoyoshi' steam train.

Hisatsu Orange Railway

We took JR to Yatsushiro and joined the Hisatsu Orange Railway which runs from Yatsushiro to Satsuma but we only travelled as far as Minamata.

Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway
Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway
Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway
Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway	Along the Hisatsu Railway
Hisatsu Orange Railway unit '112'	Hisatsu units '112' and '108'	Hisatsu Orange Railway unit '106'	Hisatsu Orange Railway unit '107'
Hisatsu Orange Railway unit '107'	Hisatsu Orange Railway unit '107'

JR trains and locos around Kumamoto

JR railways, trains and locos around Kumamoto.

Shinkansen arriving	Shinkansen '800' at Kumamoto	Track machine at Kumamoto	Shinkansen depot at Kumamoto
Service loco at Kumamoto	Approaching Kami-Kumamoto	'817 V012' at Kami-Kumamoto	'817 V012' at Kami-Kumamoto
'DE10 1753' at Kumamoto Station	'DE10 1753' at Kumamoto Station	'DE10 1753' at Kumamoto Station	'815 N001' at Kumamoto
'815 N001' near Kumamoto	On the way to Yatsushiro	On the way to Yatsushiro	On the way to Yatsushiro
'140 2039' at Yatsushiro	'140 2039' at Yatsushiro	'Yamasemi' at Yatsushiro	'Kawasemi' at Yatsushiro
'ED 76 1018' at Yatsushiro	'ED 76 1018' at Yatsushiro	'815 N009' at Yatsushiro	'815 N009' at Yatsushiro
Yatsushiro Station signboard	'817 V001' at Yatsushiro	On the way back to Kumamoto	'815 N005' at Ogawa
'815 N005' at Ogawa	'815 N005' at Ogawa	SL Hitoyoshi '58654' at Ogawa	Bridges to Kumamoto
Bridges to Kumamoto	Bridges to Kumamoto	Bridges to Kumamoto	'815 N006' near Kumamoto
'815 N006' near Kumamoto	A very rusty unit near Kumamoto	'40 8102' near Kumamoto	'40 8103' near Kumamoto
'220 1102' near Kumamoto	'FGT 9000', the test Shinkansen	'185 1012', the A-Train	'185 1012', the A-Train

SL Hitoyoshi steam train

The SL Hitoyoshi steam train runs from Kumamoto to Hitoyoshi.

SL Hitoyoshi '58654'	SL Hitoyoshi '58654'	SL Hitoyoshi '58654'	SL Hitoyoshi '58654' at Ogawa
SL Hitoyoshi '58654' at Ogawa	SL Hitoyoshi '58654' at Ogawa	Steam train to Hitoyoshi	Steam train to Hitoyoshi
Steam train to Hitoyoshi	Steam train to Hitoyoshi	Steam train to Hitoyoshi	Steam train to Hitoyoshi
Steam train to Hitoyoshi	'58654' arrives at Hitoyoshi	Hitoyoshi loco shed	'58654' back at Kumamoto

Kumamoto Electric Railway

The Kumamoto Electric Railway runs nearly 7 miles to Miyoshi

Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '01-35'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '01-35'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '01-35'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '01-35'
Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '6118'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. unit '71'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '5101'	K E R units '201', '01-35' and '6231'
Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '6211'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '01-36'	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. '01-36'	Along the Kumamoto Elec. Rly.
Along the Kumamoto Elec. Rly.	Along the Kumamoto Elec. Rly.	Along the Kumamoto Elec. Rly.	Along the Kumamoto Elec. Rly.
Miyoshi Station, K E R	Miyoshi Station, K E R	Kumamoto Elec. Rly. route map

Kumagawa Railway

The Kumagawa Railway runs from the steam train terminus at Hitoyoshi to Yunomae. We just had time for a there-and-back return but it was jam-packed.

Kumagawa Railway	Kumagawa Railway	Kumagawa Railway 'KT103'	Yunomae Station
Kumagawa 'KT504 Summer'	Kumagawa 'KT502 Autumn'	Kumagawa 'KT502 Autumn'	Kumagawa Railway 'KT501 Winter'
Kumagawa Railway 'KT501 Winter'	Kumagawa Railway 'KT503 Spring'	Kumagawa 'KT505 Hakushu'	Kumagawa 'KT505 Hakushu'

Kumamoto's tram system

Tram '101' at Kumamoto	Tram '801' at Kumamoto	Tram '802' at Kumamoto	Tram '802' at Kumamoto
Tram '803' at Kumamoto	Tram '1081' at Kumamoto	Trams '1092' and '1207'	Tram '1093' at Kumamoto
Tram '1093' at Kumamoto	Tram '1094' at Kumamoto	Trams '1096' and '5014'	Tram '1097' at Kumamoto
Tram '1203' at Kumamoto	Tram '1204' at Kumamoto	Tram '1204' at Kumamoto	Tram '1210' at Kumamoto
Tram '1210' at Kumamoto	Tram '1351' at Kumamoto	Tram '1352' at Kumamoto	Tram '1353' at Kumamoto
Tram '1354' at Kumamoto	Tram '5014' at Kumamoto	Tram '8201' at Kumamoto	Tram '8501' at Kumamoto
Tram '8501' at Kumamoto	Tram '8503' at Kumamoto	Tram '8503' at Kumamoto	Tram '8504' at Kumamoto
Tram '9201' at Kumamoto	Tram '9203' at Kumamoto	Tram '9701' at Kumamoto	Tram '9703' at Kumamoto
Tram '9704' at Kumamoto	Tram '9705' at Kumamoto	Kumamoto tram depot	Kumamoto tram depot
Kumamoto tram depot	Kumamoto tram depot	Kumamoto tram depot	Kumamoto tram route map

Nagasaki

Nagasaki JR trains

Sea Side Liner '220 209'	Sea Side Liner 66 9'	Sea Side Liner '220 208'	Sea Side Liner type '220'
JR '47 8157' at Nagasaki	JR '66 1' at Nagasaki	JR '883' and '787'	JR type '885' at Nagasaki
JR type '885' at Nagasaki	Shinkansen at Nagasaki	Shinkansen at Nagasaki	Shinkansen at Nagasaki

Nagasaki trams

A visit to the depot and riding virtually the whole system

Nagasaki tram '151'	Nagasaki tram '168'	Nagasaki tram '168'	Nagasaki tram '168'
Nagasaki tram '168'	Nagasaki tram '201'	Nagasaki tram '203'	Nagasaki tram '203'
Nagasaki tram '207', the party tram	Nagasaki tram '207', the party tram	Nagasaki tram '207', the party tram	Nagasaki tram '209'
Nagasaki tram '209'	Nagasaki tram '211'	Nagasaki tram '211'	Nagasaki tram '215'
Nagasaki tram '301'	Nagasaki tram '302'	Nagasaki tram '306'	Nagasaki tram '307'
Nagasaki tram '310'	Nagasaki tram '362'	Nagasaki trams '363' and '1701'	Nagasaki tram '364'
Nagasaki trams '365' and '309'	Nagasaki tram '371'	Nagasaki trams '372', '504', '1506'	Nagasaki tram '373'
Nagasaki tram '375'	Nagasaki tram '502'	Nagasaki tram '504'	Nagasaki tram '1051'
Nagasaki trams '1201' and '1501'	Nagasaki tram '1202'	Nagasaki tram '1203'	Nagasaki tram '1204'
Nagasaki trams '1301' and '1205'	Nagasaki tram '1302'	Nagasaki tram '1302'	Nagasaki tram '1305'
Nagasaki tram '1503'	Nagasaki tram '1505'	Nagasaki tram '1505'	Nagasaki trams '1507' and '601'
Nagasaki trams '1701' and '1801'	Nagasaki tram '1701'	Nagasaki tram '1702'	Nagasaki tram '1802'
Nagasaki tram '1803'	Nagasaki tram '3001'	Nagasaki tram '5001'	Nagasaki tram '5001'
Tour group at Nagasaki depot	Riding the Nagasaki trams