Kyoto: Classic steam locomotives on display at railway museum
12:45 JST, October 16, 2022
Classic steam locomotives went on display at Kyoto Railway Museum on Friday in an exhibition which will run until Oct. 30.
In the museum’s circular depot, designated a cultural property of national importance, trains including the D51, nicknamed Degoichi, and a phoenix-adorned C51 were exhibited. A company employee from Osaka, 37, who visited with his 2-year-old son, said, “Each locomotive has a different facial expression, which is interesting. It is a spectacular sight when they are lined up in a row.”
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