RM Library 267 Awaji Kotsu (1)

Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture had a train that ran on the island until 1966.
In 1922 (Taisho 11), the 23.4 km stretch between Sumoto and Fukura opened as the Awaji Railway, and in 1943 (Showa 18), due to wartime integration with bus companies on the island, it became one of the lines of "Awaji Kotsu" that still exists today. .
As Japan's only remote island railway, it was useful for commuting to work, school, and sightseeing. However, the railroad crossing became a hindrance when the national highway was being renovated, and the locals opposed the proposal to make it elevated, and they requested a switch to buses. The history of more than a year has been closed.
This book is planned to be divided into two parts, with the first volume explaining the history of the route with color graphs. We plan to introduce each station and vehicle in the second volume.

[Content list, Volume 1]
Introduction

1. Awaji Railway (1) License between Sumoto and Fukura (2) Difficulties in establishing the company (3) Working towards opening (4) Opening between Sumoto Exit and Ichimura (5) Opening between Ichimura and Kashu (6) Entire line (Sumoto - Fukurama) Opening (7) Combining internal combustion power (8) Extension of Fukura Station (9) Early Showa era bustling with passengers and onions (10) Returning to wartime status

2. Awaji Kotsu (1) Electrification (2) Application for license between Uyama and Iwaya (3) Continued increase in passengers (4) National highway renovation (5) Abolition of all lines (6) A sentence from ``Goodbye Local Railway''

At the end of the first volume

[Content list/Volume 2]
Introduction to Volume 2

3. Facilities/stations (1) Security methods (2) Stops/stops

4. Vehicles (1) Steam locomotives (2) Passenger cars (3) Internal combustion vehicles (4) Trains (5) Freight cars 5. Awaji Kotsu and its surroundings after the discontinued line

in conclusion

Product name: RM Library 267 Awaji Kotsu (top )
Author: Yuichi Terada
Release date: September 30, 2022