Yamaguchi Nagato, a lively event to get familiar with the railway before the day of railways October 12, 7:14
Before "Railway Day" on October 14, the "Nagato Railroad Festival" was held on the 11th in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where you can exhibit vehicles and experience riding to get familiar with the railroad. It was crowded with such things.
This event is held every year by the JR West Nagato Railway Department and others to coincide with "Railway Day" commemorating the opening of the first railway in Japan on October 14, 1897.
At the venue in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, an electric locomotive that drove the "Special Twilight Express" that was once driven between Kyoto / Osaka and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture was exhibited, and visitors could use the levers and handles in the driver's cab. I was touching and taking pictures.
In addition, the experience of in-car broadcasting was usually held in a vehicle running on a conventional line, and children used a microphone to make a lively announcement such as "Thank you for boarding."
In addition, there was an experience of riding an automatic track bicycle, which is used when inspecting the Mini-Shinkansen and railroad tracks, and it was crowded with families and railroad fans.
A boy in the third grade of elementary school who visited said, "The electric locomotive I saw nearby was cool. I was happy because I wanted to be a Shinkansen and train driver in the future."
Takayoshi Homi, director of the JR West Nagato Railway Department, said, "I'm glad that the smiles of the children were overflowing. It can be difficult with the new coronavirus, but I hope you enjoy the railway and get well." ..