Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan. It was a big trip for someone to visit Kyoto from Hiroshima or Tokyo in the 1950's. Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2). Her sister train, the C58-1, can be found at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto.
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C5856 Steam Locomotive Train
The pride of Fukuchiyama Train Museum

By Bonson Lam
Community writer

Gleaming Steel and majestic wheels give you a sense of awe at Fukuchiyama

Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout

Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan.

Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2)

Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout

Come face to face with a C58 series train.

The train is so big that you cannot capture it in one photo.

Entrance to the annex. Look for the railway track decoration above the building.
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