Steam Locomotive EX (Explorer) Vol.56 (Icarus MOOK)

Special Feature: D52 Overview This installment in Hiroyuki Takagi's popular "Overview" series focuses on the D52, a symbol of the era, detailing its history and wartime design. The mammoth D52 is examined from every angle. Wartime records of the D52's manufacturing process, a list of specifications at the time of manufacture, and a complete history of the entire locomotive are must-sees. This is truly a must-read.

Iron Horses and Soldiers: Tsuruga, Imashiro, and Kanazawa Locomotive Depots The Hokuriku Main Line, a vital logistics hub forming part of the Japan Sea Trunk Line, once faced steep gradients and long tunnels like Yanagase and Yamanaka, which posed a challenge to train crews. Author Toshiyuki Shiibashi spoke with Masashi Takekoshi, who was employed at the JNR Tsuruga Locomotive Depot at the time, served as an assistant engineer at Imashiro Locomotive Depot, and then became an engineer at the Kanazawa Locomotive Depot.

The true story of the C12 66 crossing Amanaba: The section between Mogi and Amanaba on the Mooka Railway is a challenging stretch for up-bound trains, with a continuous gradient of 25‰. This time, Hisami Ito rides in the driver's cab of the C12 66, capturing every move the crew makes as they tackle the continuous gradient, and reports closely on the situation. We also spoke to the Mooka Railway's engineer and assistant engineer on board about operating a steam locomotive.

[CONTENTS]

Traveling Through the Four Seasons with a Camera: Part 10 The Power of the F1.2 Engine, Preserving the Beautiful Large Flowers That Color the Night Sky Takeshi Kamiya

The Birth of the D52 Hiroyuki Takagi

Special Feature: An Overview of the D52 Hiroyuki Takagi

The Life of Locomotives as Seen in History Records, Part 56 D51 915

The Path of Our Predecessors: A History of Steam Locomotives Told Through Testimonies and Documents, Part 23 The C53's Final "Rokuken" Examination and the Engineering Era (3) Isao Nishimura

Iron Horses and Soldiers, Part 32 Smoke from Hokuriku: Hokuriku Main Line: Tsuruga, Imashiro, and Kanazawa Locomotive Depots Toshiyuki Shiibashi

C61 Steam Locomotives: Their History and Profiles of 33 Locomotives, Part 13 Kagoshima and Miyazaki Locomotive Depots Tadashi Oyama

Asahi Shimbun Photo Archive: Railways as Seen by a Newspaper Company, Part 26 The JNR Kamaishi Line: The Narrow Gauge Era Takashi Maezato, Asahi Shimbun Company

Photographing with the FUJIFILM X-H2S Tobu Steam Locomotive and DL Taiju Tour Event Masaki Kanemori

A Photography Diary of the Alishan Shay Akitoshi Mochida

The True Story of the Moka Railway C12 66 Crossing Amayaba Hisami Ito

90 Years Since the C12 66 Was Manufactured and 30 Years Since Its Resurrection A Interview with the Moka Railway Steam Locomotive Part 1: Engineers and Engine Assistants Hisami Ito, Editorial Department

Tobu Railway Begins Biofuel Demonstration Experiments

Photographing Park Locomotives, Part 18 ~Photographic Expressions by Two Photographers~ Takeshi Kamiya, Daisuke Yamashita

Must-See Steam Locomotives: That Hot Day, Part 54 The Acceleration Line at Niyama Signal Station and the D51 163 Hisami Ito

SteamLiner

Steam Locomotives and Me, Part 36 No. 1 Rediscovering My Hometown Kazuhiro Okuno

Reading Locomotives: 8700 Series No. 8725 Katsusaburo Nishio, Kenichi Matsumoto, Kentaro Hirai

Front of Insert: Hisashi Morokawa's Model Photo Gallery, No. 42, C58 282 Back of Insert: Katsusaburo Nishio's Model Photo: 8700 Series No. 8725