時空の旅わくわく日記

　５枚の写真は、 1970 年２月に飯山線で撮ったものです。

　雪のある景色は、飯山駅周辺と飯山駅待合室で撮ったもので、蒸気機関車は C56 形 131 号機です。

　雪がない景色は、豊野付近で撮った C56 形 111 号機です。

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The Class C56 was a compact, lightweight design to operate on light-graded branch lines unsuitable for larger locomotives. Initially introduced in 1935, the C56 was based on the earlier C12 tank locomotive but adapted for longer distances by replacing its onboard water tank and coal bunker with a tender, which allowed for greater fuel and water capacity.