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SL
is
also
preserved
and
exhibited
in
the
nostalgic
Showa
atmosphere
in
the
former
Bungo
Mori
Roundhouse.
It
would
be
nice
if
there
was
a
parking
lot
beside
the
old
Bungo
Mori
Roundhouse,
but
it
is
on
the
Bungo
Mori
Station
side,
about
a
5-minute
walk
away.
The
former
Bungo
Mori
Roundhouse
was
opened
in
conjunction
with
the
opening
of
the
Kyudai
Main
Line
because
steam
locomotives
require
a
large
amount
of
water,
and
is
important
as
a
relay
facility
for
accommodating
and
managing
locomotives
as
well
as
replenishing
water.
It
fulfilled
a
function.
For
this
reason,
it
became
a
military
transportation
base
with
the
start
of
the
Pacific
War,
and
on
August
4,
just
before
the
end
of
the
war,
it
was
struck
by
a
US
military
aircraft,
causing
serious
and
minor
injuries.
The
bullet
holes
at
that
time
still
remain
in
the
light
windows
of
the
engine
cabinet.
The
locomotive,
which
played
an
important
role,
has
finished
its
role
as
the
steam
locomotive
is
replaced
by
the
diesel
vehicle.
There
are
several
existing
engine
warehouses
nationwide.
Moreover,
it
is
said
that
it
is
extremely
rare
for
a
large-scale
turntable
to
remain.
In
this
way,
the
former
Bungo
Mori
Roundhouse
is
a
valuable
machinehouse
for
telling
the
history
of
Japanese
railways,
and
I
think
it
is
a
facility
that
I
would
like
you
to
preserve
for
a
long
time
as
a
remains
that
leave
traces
of
the
war.
(Original)
旧豊後森機関庫には懐かしい昭和の雰囲気のなか、SLも保存展示されています。
旧豊後森機関庫脇に駐車場があればいいのですが、徒歩5分程度離れた豊後森駅側にあります。
旧豊後森機関庫は、蒸気機関車が大量の水を必要とすることから、久大本線の開通に合わせて開設され、水の補給とともに機関車の収容、管理などを行う中継施設としての重要な機能を果たしました。このため、太平洋戦争の開戦とともに軍事輸送拠点となり、終戦直前の8月4日、米軍機からの機銃掃射を受け、死者重軽傷者が出ました。その時の弾痕がいまも機関庫の明かり窓などに残っています。
重要な機能を果たしていた機関庫も蒸気機関車からディーゼル車に代わっていくなかでその役割を終えました。機関庫が現存するのは全国でも数カ所。かつ、規模が大きく転車台が残るのは極めて珍しいと言われています。このように旧豊後森機関庫は日本の鉄道の歴史を物語るうえで貴重な機関庫であるとともに、戦争の痕跡を残す遺構としても長く保存してもらいたい施設であると思います。
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