Railway Exhibition for Japan-UK Cooperation:
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the ‘Choshu Five’ in the UK
11 - 21 October 2013, London
11-21 October 2013
Open weekdays 09:30-17:30
Admission is free, but photo ID is necessary to gain entry to the Embassy
The Embassy of Japan
101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the “Choshu Five” in the UK. In commemoration of this, the Embassy of Japan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Council for Global Promotion of Railway (CGPR) and Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) present a special railway exhibition.
Japan-UK cooperation relating to railways dates back to 1863, when Masaru Inoue, “The Father of Japanese Railways”, came from Japan to study in the UK. At the exhibition you can find panels explaining historical stories, such as the establishment of the Japanese Railway in 1872 under the guidance of UK engineer Edmund Morel, as well as on current and future Japanese trains such as Shinkansen and maglev trains. The exhibition also features N Gauge models of those modern trains.
The Japanese Railway Society in the UK will also exhibit prints of the early days of the Japanese Railway in the next room.
Admission is free, but photo ID is necessary to gain entry to the Embassy
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The Embassy of Japan in the UK, 101 - 104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT |
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