RM Library No. 233 Ryutetsu (Vol. 1) [30% OFF]

Nagare-tetsu is a mini railway that runs 5.7 km between Umabashi Station on the JR Joban Line and Nagareyama Station in Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture.
It has a long history, first opening as the Nagareyama Light Railway in 1916 (Taisho 5). At the time, the line had a 762mm gauge and was run by steam locomotives, but in 1922 (Taisho 11), the company name was changed to Nagareyama Railway, and in 1924 (Taisho 13), the gauge was changed to 1067mm, the same as the Japanese National Railways line, and freight cars began to run directly with the Japanese National Railways.
After the war, in 1949 (Showa 24), the Nagareyama Railway was electrified along with the electrification of the Joban Line, and in 1951 (Showa 26), the company name was changed to Nagareyama Electric Railway. After that, the company name changed to Nagareyama Electric Railway, and in 1971 (Showa 46), it became the Sobu Nagareyama Electric Railway.
In 2008, the company changed its name to Nagareyama Tetsudo, and continues to operate today as an essential form of transportation for the people of Nagareyama City.
This book is divided into two volumes and looks back on the railway's progress since its opening, with many photographs.