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"Photo of the Month" Archive August 2002


Joban Line 103 series at Kanamachi

A 103 series EMU passes Kanamachi station on a Joban Line suburban service from Ueno to Toride in June 2002. These ageing trains are gradually being replaced by a new fleet of E231 series EMUs.
By Dave Fossett.

E4 double-deck bullet train at Omiya

Photographed at Omiya on the Tohoku/Joetsu Shinkansen Line on a day in September 1999 was a JR East E4 series bullet train. Full double-deck structure caused this ugly-looking face.
By Oliver Mayer.



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