【Train】2005-10 No.370 ◎ Congratulations! Opening of Tsukuba Express - Everyone Loves Go-Hachi This issue grandly celebrates the opening of the Tsukuba Express (TX), a major turning point in Japanese railway history, and is a valuable record conveying its details. The opening section conveys the celebratory mood of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company's Tsukuba Express, which opened on August 24, 2005, and thoroughly explains the TX-1000 series and TX-2000 series trains as a MODERLERS FILE. From the structural differences between DC and AC sections to the latest pantographs and underfloor equipment that support high-speed operation, precise drawings and detailed photographs for model production are included. The modern elevated and underground structures connecting the city center (Akihabara) and the science city (Tsukuba) are also introduced in detail with photographs, making it a valuable resource for recording the railway scenery of a new era. Another major feature is "Everyone Loves Go-Hachi Part. 2" by hobbyists who love the EF58 electric locomotive, a representative masterpiece of the Japanese National Railways. The charm of the EF58, affectionately known as "Go-Hachi" and which supported the golden age of railway transportation in post-war Japan, is expressed in the layout works of various railway model clubs. From the Tokaido Main Line and Sanyo Main Line to the Takasaki Line and Joetsu Line, the EF58, which operated over a wide area, is revisited along with a variety of train formations from the 1960s to the 1970s, when the times changed from steam locomotives to electric locomotives. Production techniques that show deep affection for the beloved machine, such as weathering techniques in models, are also introduced. Furthermore, this is a book packed with dense content that railway model fans will never get tired of, including a project that traces the transition of the Chichibu Railway in N gauge, and artistic diorama and layout works submitted by readers. October 2005, Ellei, A4 variant size, 160 pages This item is in very good condition, close to new. Please check the images. #Other railway books are here #Other "Train" books are here #Other items related to subways and streetcars are here #Tsukuba Express #TX #Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company #TX-2000 series #TX-1000 series #EF58 #Go-Hachi #Electric locomotive #Japanese National Railways #Railway model #N gauge #Chichibu Railway #Railway magazine #Diorama #Layout