14 JNR vehicles from their prime [30% off]

Even today, the Japanese National Railways (JNR) continues to ignite the hearts of rail fans. The period when JNR's rolling stock underwent the most dynamic technological development was the time of the blank timetable revision in October 1968 (commonly known as the "4-3-5" period). While steam locomotives were still in use in many areas, electric trains and locomotives incorporating new technologies were appearing one after another.

The well-established series "JNR Vehicles in the Golden Age of Guidebooks" is the definitive vehicle guide, providing a thorough explanation of JNR vehicles from this "four, three, five" era, categorized and categorized by type. The author is Nobuhiko Asahara, the man who is synonymous with guidebooks. The latest volume, volume 14, is the second volume in the "Steam Locomotives" series, following volume 13. It covers four types: C55, C57, C58, and C59. The C55 edition also devotes pages to the C51 and C54, the predecessors of the Pacific axis arrangement, as an introduction, and is structured to help readers understand the history of the development of passenger steam locomotives.