Day 3 - Steam action in Kyoto

Another quiet and comfy night but a cold wet and miserable day. After breakfast a subway ride to Kyoto station and then an increasingly damp walk to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum. This is located in a huge half circle roundhouse and is home to 15 steam lomotives.






Of these, seven operate on a regular basis including the one below (a 2-6-0) which hauled a couple of carriages for a short ride.






The Non operating locos are all beautifully presented with accessible cabs.







The museum also contains some interesing displays including a cab with working controls and a movie of how to drive a loco - useful for our trainee driver







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