Bullet-In # 39
Issued: July - September 2001
Contents:
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Getting the "Bullet" to York
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My Road to the National Railway Museum and Shinkansen 22-141
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Rail Museums (12): The National Railway Museum in York
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Bombing along the Tokaido Shinkansen
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JR West Hikari RailStar
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Shinkansen Details
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No. 1 in Japan
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Rail Restaurants (3): The Yamanote Gourmet Guide
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The First Chunnel - the Seikan Tunnel
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Rail Passes in Japan
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Seat Reservation made easy
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The JR Tsurumi Line
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Meitetsu Closures
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Japan Rail Websites Update
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Tramways, a winter's tale
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Way Out in Western Japan - the Matsu'ura Railway
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Hiking the Heights of Kyoto to Mt. Hiei
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Model-In J-Module (2)
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Model-In: Viessmann Accessories
Front cover: A montage of the Shinkansen project. Top/middle:
unloading 22-141 from MV Talisman at Southampton and craning aboard its
transporter,14-05-2001. Photos by Chris Dickson, courtesy of National
Railway Museum. Left inset: our President, Prof. Rod Smith, and his wife Yayoi pose in the hold of MV Talisman in front of 22-141, Yokohama 31-03-2001. Lower, Left: Red Happi coated Taiko drummers warm the audience at the NRM in front of a covered 22-141. Lower, Right: 22-141 unveiled, NRM Director speaking His Excellency, the Japanese Ambassador to his left. 12-07-2001. Photos by Peter Dibben.