Steam Locomotive EX (Explorer) Vol.60 (Icarus MOOK)

The first feature is "An Overview of Hudson & Berkshire Twin-Axle Trailing Bogie Tender Locomotives" by Takagi Hiroyuki. Focusing on the C60, 61, and 62, and D60, 61, and 62, which were converted to twin-axle trailing bogies, the article delves into the circumstances of their creation, mechanisms, and history. Also featured in the series is Nishimura Isao's "The Tracks of Our Predecessors," which details the D52 boiler explosion accident, and Shiibashi Toshiyuki's "Iron Horses and Soldiers," which documents the story of a former employee of Chiba's Shinkoiwa Locomotive Depot who served on steam locomotives on the Boso Peninsula. Oyama Tadashi's series on the history and profile of 33 C61 steam locomotives has also been resumed as an addendum. As for the subject of revived steam locomotives, the article also reports on the general inspection and repair of JR West's C571, which is currently undergoing repair work. [Table of Contents] Traveling the Four Seasons of Railways with a Camera A Quarter Century of "Banmono" Locomotives Kazuto Makino Hudson-Berkshire An Introduction to Two-Axle Trailing Bogie Tender Locomotives Hiroyuki Takagi The Life of Locomotives as Seen in History Records No. 60: D51 742 Editorial Department Tracing the Tracks of Our Predecessors, No. 25 Records of the Turbulent War and Postwar Periods: The D52 Boiler Explosion Accident 1 Isao Nishimura Iron Horses and Soldiers, No. 36 Smoke Drifting Over the Boso Peninsula: Chiba Locomotive Depot and Shinkoiwa Locomotive Depot Toshiyuki Shiibashi The History and Profiles of 33 C61 Steam Locomotives Supplementary Notes 1 Tadashi Oyama Reviving the C57 1 II General Inspection Report 1 Editorial Department Photographing Locomotives in the Park, No. 22 Ikasa Railway No. 7 & C61 19 Takeshi Kamiya & Dai Yamashita Condolences from Shirai Akira-san Editorial Department NEWS STEAM! Latest Steam Locomotive Information from Nationwide Special Operation of the "SL Taiki Koedo Tochigi" Takahiro Yoshinaga Railways as Seen by Newspaper Publishers Part 30: Switchbacks and Loop Lines Takashi Maezato, Asahi Shimbun Company Show Steam: Must-See Photos of That Hot Day, Part 58 Blast: The "Tiger Paint" Moves Proudly Hisami Ito Steam Locomotives and Me Part 38: The Quietly Disappearing Sanbi Locomotive Norihisa Matsumoto Reading Locomotives, Part 27 8900 Series No. 8927 Kenichi Matsumoto Front Insert Hisashi Morokawa's Model Photo Gallery, Part 46: D51 742 Back Insert Katsusaburo Nishio, 8900 Series No. 8927