Narita Yume Bokujo narrow gauge railway

The Narita Yume Bokujo narrow gauge railway (Japanese 成田ゆめ牧場軽便鉄道) or Makiba Line (まきば線) is an approximately 13 mile (0.5 km) long narrow gauge heritage railway with a track gauge of 2 ft (610 mm) near the Japanese City of Narita in Chiba Prefecture. The railway is operated on several days per year by the Rasuchijin Railway Association (羅須地人鉄道協会).[1]

Narita Yume Bokujo narrow gauge railway
Steam locomotive No 6
Track
Technical
Line lengthca. 13 mile (0.5 km)
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Route map

Railway Station
Wooden trestle bridge
Level crossings

History

The railway is located at Narita Dream Dairy Farm, a 75 acres (30 hectares) agriculture theme park close to Tokyo Narita Airport. Visitors to the farm can watch milk production, and buy ice cream and yoghurt produced there.[2]

Rolling stock

  • 0-4-0 Kato Works diesel locomotive No 5
  • 0-4-0 Feldbahn steam locomotive No 3
  • 0-4-0 Feldbahn steam locotive No 6
  • 0-4-0 Porter steam locomotive No 7
  • 0-4-0 Muff Potter tram engine No 11
  • Additional locomotives, passenger carriages and goods wagons

References

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