To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the operation of the Iyo Railway's "Botchan Train" running in Matsuyama City on the 12th, a commemorative event was held to open the garage of the railway.
The "Botchan Train" of the Iyo Railway, which connects the center of Matsuyama City and Dogo Onsen, started operation on October 12, 2001, and tourists have a retro look and interior modeled on the steam locomotive of the Meiji era. It has gained popularity.
On the 12th, an event was held to open the garage, which is normally invisible, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the operation.
At the venue, the crew members demonstrated how to connect the trains of the "Botchan Train" and manually rotate the trains to change their orientation.
Also, on the 12th, you can experience riding in the driver's cab wearing the uniforms of the crew actually used on the Botchan train, and after the participants have finished taking pictures for a while, they will take the chartered "Botchan train" to Dogo. I went to the hot spring.
A man from Chiba Prefecture said, "I'm glad I was able to take a closer look at the train. Looking at the garage, I knew that the train was running with the support of many people."
The garage of Iyo Railway has been open to parents and children before and after "Railway Day" on October 14th every year, but last year it was not open to the public due to the corona disaster, and this time 1 person 1 It means that it was held as a paid event to participate for 10,000 yen.