[modeleng] Re: Off to the Far East
- From: Bede McCormack <bede@xxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:50:09 -0400
I think OS is located in Nara, in the Osaka/Kyoto area, about three
hours south of Tokyo by shinkansen
I googled them at http://www.oslivesteam.com/
On Jun 29, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Allen Messer wrote:
> Is the O & S Engine company still in existence? At
> one time, they made some live steam locomotives for
> the export market. I do not know where they are
> located, but might be worth a try.
>
> Al Messer
>
> --- Bede McCormack <bede@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The National Transport Museum in Ueno in Tokyo is
>> worth a visit, you
>> can "drive" a retired power bogie from a subway car
>> they have on blocks
>> there and watch the rheostats or whatever those
>> things are
>> progressively click into place as the speed
>> increases. Or you can
>> drive the Shinkansen simulator. They also have a
>> good collection of
>> (static) steam engines, full sized (cape gauge,
>> though) and model. One
>> model engine there is a 5" gauge GN atlantic built
>> by the "LBSC" of
>> Japan, Seiichi Watanabe. He built dozens of live
>> steamers over the
>> decades, almost all UK outline, and this 5" incher
>> was built just after
>> WWII and named the "Flying Jiro" after his older
>> brother who was killed
>> in the war. I knew Watanabe-san when I lived there
>> and belonged to the
>> local ME club that actually meets at the museum once
>> a month. Kozo
>> Hiraoka of Shay fame is also a member and used to
>> attend regularly.
>>
>> Tokyo also has several streetcar/tram lines that
>> still run which are
>> worth a ride, the Arakawa-sen from Waseda Station to
>> Minowabashi
>> Station, and also (my favorite) the Setagaya-sen
>> from Sangenjaya
>> station to to Shimotakaido station.
>>
>> There are two live steam lines I know of near Tokyo,
>> one in Chichibu
>> and the other in Shizuoka. The Chichibu line is
>> interesting as the
>> engine they use is actually owned and operated by
>> the main JR Railway
>> Co. and is scheduled into their regular weekend
>> operations. One site I
>> found is
>>
> http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Oliver.L.Mayer/japan/verkehr/
>>
>> steam.htm
>>
>> Also, west of Tokyo is the hotspring resort town of
>> Hakkone where they
>> have a traction train (the "Tozan Tetsudo" or
>> "mountain climbing
>> railway") that claws its way via switchbacks up the
>> side of the
>> mountain there, twisting and turning through the
>> woods, over streams,
>> etc. You can reserve a hotel room at any tourist
>> info center, but tell
>> them you want it to be on a "Tozan Tetsudo" stop.
>> Staying at a
>> traditional Japanese hotel or "Ryokan" is worth the
>> price- be sure to
>> request a hotel with an outside bath or "rotenburo".
>> Take the Odakyo
>> express train to Hakkone, about an hour from
>> Shinjuku station. in
>> central Tokyo and change for the Tozan tetsudo at
>> Hakkone. As the
>> Odakyu train approaches Odawara and Hakkone, watch
>> as the track changes
>> to dual gauge (cape and standard), including
>> pointwork. This is also
>> very doable as a day trip from central Tokyo.
>>
>> Or just hang out in a major station like Shinjuku or
>> Tokyo during rush
>> hour and be amazed.
>>
>> Have fun!
>> Bede McCormack
>> Brooklyn, NY
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2006, at 2:12 PM, The Sheppard Residence
>> wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> On Friday evening I am off to Taiwan (Taipei),
>> Japan (Tokyo) and S.
>>> Korea (Seoul) with a weekend in Taiwan and one
>> weekend in Tokyo.
>>>
>>> So what is there to do and see?
>>>
>>> Any miniature (or full size) steam railways worth
>> seeing, railway
>>> museums, interesting rides....
>>>
>>> All (clean) suggestions appreciated, but within
>> the next 36 hours
>>> please
>>> as I will not be able to pick up any e-mails when
>> I am over there.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
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