The excellent Kyoto railway museum is a 20 minute walk from the main station. According to the museum guide leaflet, these are (left to right) 500 series 521-1, Kuhane 581-35 and Kuha 489-1.

The ASTRAM line in Hiroshima opened in 1994. The depot for the rubber tyred trains is near Chorakuji station, and is actually under the transport museum.

Viewed from the 14th floor of the Hotel Sarasa Shin-Osaka, a Shinkansen, bullet train, accelerates rapidly out of Osaka.

Dramatically displayed steam loco at Cite Du Train, a large railway museum in Mulhouse, France. It represents the damage inflicted on the railway during times of war.

Kangra Valley Railway, 2 feet 6 inch gauge ZDM3 No 177 rearranges it`s train at Joginder Nagar, ready for the 101 miles return run to Pathankot.

One of the ancient railmotors climbs the final few yards into Shimla, at the end of it`s 60 mile journey from Kalka.

2 feet 6 inch gauge ZDM3 No 156 is seen near Kathleeghat with the 1030 Shimla to Kalka, a 60 mile journey.

The narrow gauge turntable at Shimla contains it`s own narrow gauge track and trucks! This 2011 view shows one of the vintage railmotors having been turned, waits to form the 1625 service to Kalka... (more)

Warbonnet 8286 passes Centralia, WA, in 2010

2 feet 6 inch gauge ZDM3, No 190, prepares it`s train which will form the 1255 to Baijnath Paprola.

A tram (streetcar) on route 5 is on Kapucinska, Bratislava, on a bitterly cold day in December 2010.

The station porters at Shimla relax as they await the next arrival from Kalka. Their work is hard and heavy due to the amount of steep paths with no vehicle access in this very interesting town.

One of the ancient 2 feet 6 inch gauge railmotors heads away from Shimla with the 1625 to Kalka. During it`s 5 hour, 60 mile journey, it will descend 4656 feet.

3 SY 2-8-2 locos are seen at Betai steelworks in 2003.

Food and drinks are served to passengers during a station stop at Mawei, China, in 2002.