Tobu Railway operates 12 routes in the greater Tokyo area and runs a tourist train pulled by SL Taiju steam locomotives in Tochigi Prefecture. Until now, Tobu Railway ran 2 steam locomotives, however, to enhance the operation of the popular train, the company decided to restore a museum condition steam locomotive from Hokkaido Prefecture. The restoration was expected to take 2 years, but the body was more damaged than they had anticipated. Half of the parts, including the boiler, needed to be rebuilt, which in total took 3 years. See all the work that was done for the first time in 47 years to restore the old iron horse.
| Title | Japan Railway Journal - Season 8 Episode 6 Tobu Railway: Restoring a Steam Locomotive |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | NHK WORLD-JAPAN |
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| Keyword | train, railroad, train travel, train station, railway history, railway, bullet trains, japanese train |
| First Air Date | Mar 09, 2015 |
| Last Air date | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Season | 11 Season |
| Episode | 157 Episode |
| Runtime | 28:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 8.00/ 10 by 2.00 users |
| Popularity | 26.823 |
| Language | Japanese, English |
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