Monday, March 30, 2009

The Railway Museum / 鉄道博物館

A few weeks ago when Mikako and I planned on going to the Railway Museum, we mistakenly went to Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture which is not where the Railway Museum is located. This time, we unmistakenly went to Omiya in Saitama Prefecture to check it out. What is it about guys and things that move? I don't know but I seem to be one of those guys that loves museums featuring planes, trains, and automobiles.

この間鉄道博物館に行こうとしたら、間違えて、茨城県のつくばまで行っちゃいました。つくばにあるのはつくば万博の科学館。今回はちゃんと埼玉県の大宮市に行って、間違えなく鉄道博物館に行かれました。何で男たちは乗り物に興味持つんだろ?知りませんが、僕もそうゆう男です。飛行機、鉄道、車の博物館は大好き。


Display of locomotive wheels at the entrance.


入口に展示されてる車輪。









The D-51 Locomotive series / 鉄道マニアの憧れD-51


Maite 39 11 / マイテ (1930)


Maite 39 11 Interior / マイテのインテリア



Kumoha 40074 / クモハ 40074 (1936)




Interior with character



インテリア良いね。









Time-slip journey.



タイムスリップした感じ。









Time slip journey continues.


タイムスリップ旅つづく







DD13 1 (1958)


C57 135 (1940)


EF66 11 (1968)



ED75 775 (1975)


Remufu 10000 / レムフ 10000 (1966)


21-25 / 0系新幹線 (1964)




222-35 / 200系新幹線 (1980)














Bottom of the Shinkansen / 新幹線の下




Kumoha 484-61 / クモハ 484‐61 (1968)
















Kumoha 101 / クモハ 101 (1957)










Kuha 181 / クハ181 (1965)


















Snack cart from the mid-60s / 60年代の車内売店


9856 SL (1938)


968 (1904)


7101 (1880)


Carriage moved by man-power / 人車




Taisho Era Carriage / 大正時代の車内


150 SL (1871)


Imperial Carriage / 明治天皇専用の日本初の御料車 (1876)


The Imperial Carriage / 明治天皇専用御料車 (1891)


Bus used in areas without trains / 電車がない地域に使われたバス





Georama Room






The Shinkansen and Shuttle Lines






Cute miniature trains








Free mini shuttle to the north gallery






Mini shuttle modeled after the Hayate Super Express to Hachinohe








I hope you enjoyed the tour of the Railway Museum.


鉄道博物館を堪能していかがでしたか?




2 comments:

Janet Brown said...

These are fabulous photos--I love trains--thanks, Ernie!

Aomori Ern said...

Aren't trains great? Unless you have to commute in one during rush hour in Tokyo where there's an accident somewhere - happened today, it took me nearly two hours to get to work (an extra hour of being crammed like a sardine on two different trains) and trying to get out of the station - whew!