Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan. It was a big trip for someone to visit Kyoto from Hiroshima or Tokyo in the 1950's. Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2). Her sister train, the C58-1, can be found at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto.
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C5856 Steam Locomotive Train
The pride of Fukuchiyama Train Museum
![Bonson Lam Bonson Lam](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/u/9/240x240!/57823ef067ba8136627445e6.jpg)
By Bonson Lam
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![Gleaming Steel and majestic wheels give you a sense of awe at Fukuchiyama](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103289/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103289.jpg)
Gleaming Steel and majestic wheels give you a sense of awe at Fukuchiyama
![Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103290/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103290.jpg)
Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout
![Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan. ](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103291/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103291.jpg)
Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freight across Japan.
![Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2)](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103292/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103292.jpg)
Today, you can get a feel of how magnificent these 100 tonne plus locomotives are, at the Fukuchiyama Railway Museum Annex (Poppo land No 2)
![Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103293/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103293.jpg)
Detail of wheels in a 2-6-2 layout
![Come face to face with a C58 series train.](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103294/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103294.jpg)
Come face to face with a C58 series train.
![The train is so big that you cannot capture it in one photo.](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103295/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103295.jpg)
The train is so big that you cannot capture it in one photo.
![Entrance to the annex. Look for the railway track decoration above the building.](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/17733-103296/1000/kyoto-c5856-steam-locomotive-train-103296.jpg)
Entrance to the annex. Look for the railway track decoration above the building.
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