Steam train now back in Nikko

If you need one more reason to visit Nikko, a UNESCO World Heritage city, now there's the charm of an old-fashioned steam train! The move comes from the private regional railway company Tobu Railways,  who have put a railway model previously missing for more than 50 years back on the track. Its name: the Taiju, type C11-207.

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The steam from the locomotive C11-207 of Tobu Railways

The steam from the locomotive C11-207 of Tobu Railways

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