A & B Report

Inspection tour in winter


Stationmaster Pascal checking a locomotive Sapphire according to his routine



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Daily service


AB20+AB10 train running on the north deck line and crossing on the brick arch bridge


Through the forest, the train reaches to Garage station, and stationmaster works here


Restoration of old mysterious model


Repainting ivory and red on bodies, and the view from below of the chassis


The coupler point between two locos and test driving on LGB R750 curve track


Light operation of head and tail of the locomotive and the driving trailer


Reports from the others


Mr. Shiwaku's 5 inches gauge train on his Inagi Light Railway


A photo from Mr. Kashio shows his garden railway where the track was covered with fallen leaves.


Second try of Rail-motor


The second steam-up of No.11 loco Rail-motor on the main line of west garden


The train running lightly on the timber trestle and the stone pavement track


The train arriving Rose station in the west garden

The small movie shows this locomotive's whistle here.
Workshop


Wooden van of G gauge under construction


The complete van after painting with little weathering, and repainting of old live steam toy


Inspection tour to Usui Pass Museum


2 feet gauge steam locomotive Green Breeze in Usui Pass Museum


The inside of cabin and the rear view of Green Breeze


2 feet gauge little EL with plate No.10000, and 5 inches gauge SL 9600


EF59 and EF58 are shown in the outdoor place


D51 with the streamline between smokestack and steam dome, and large works car to carry heavy load


The old structure of shed, and ED42 displayed inside


Old brick arch bridge of Usui Pass


The World Toy Museum


Old tinplate toys of 0 gauge and No.1 gauge in the WTM in Karuizawa


The finest display article is this diorama of coal mine


The fantastic inside view of the diorama


Many figures working in the coal mine, that can be seen in the backside


Last open day in 2005


45mm gauge live steam Shay running on elevated track and stationmaster Pascal by the brick column

The small movie shows Shay running


AB20+AB10 double-header train on the wood deck and the stone pavement track

The small movies show the train with passengers there and here.


In this train, the driver is on rear and the passenger is on front


Deki-3 train through the curve by the porch and AB20+AB10 train crossing the arch bridge


The A&B president driving the No.8 steam loco Sapphire

The small movie shows the driving of Sapphire.
45mm gauge live steam


No.1 scale 0-6-0 tank and Grasshopper that are both live steam of Aster's products

The small movies show 0-6-0 tank loco and Grasshopper running.
Coming of winter


Sapphire with coach and van waiting by the mill in the forest


Stationmaster Pascal has grown up with long hair coat for winter


It was snowed heavily in the Monday morning (Dec.19)


The A&B service all stopped, and the snowplow began to work in the afternoon.

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