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D51
No.
170
which
pulled
SL
last
run
of
Hisatsu
Line
is
kept
static.
At
the
beginning,
they
lived
alongside
the
58654,
which
is
currently
operating
as
SL
Hitoshi.
However,
after
58654
re-boarded
as
a
SL
Aso
Boy,
there
was
only
one.
In
the
era
when
railways
were
the
main
aorta
for
transporting
people
and
goods,
the
so-called
mountain
line
section
between
Hitoyoshi
and
Yoshimatsu
on
the
Hisatsu
Line
(Kawa
Line
is
a
route
along
the
Kuma
River
between
Yatsushiro
and
Hitoyoshi)
until
1972,
D51
was
in
the
Hitoyoshi
Basin
With
a
push-pull
system
that
pulls
a
passenger
car
and
several
wagons
along
with
auxiliary
equipment
(also
D51)
with
a
push-pull
system
and
climbs
the
loop
line,
the
430
m
height
difference
between
the
Yatake
Pass
and
the
fans
is
famous
for
``
Yagatake
Crossing
''
So,
it
has
attracted
many
SL
fans.
However,
in
recent
years,
the
stored
SL
here
has
become
inadequately
managed,
and
the
condition
of
the
surface
is
getting
worse,
with
just
the
paint
overcoated.
This
is
the
difference
between
C55
52
and
cloud
mud
stored
statically
at
Yoshimatsu
Station.
Therefore,
it
seems
that
there
was
a
plan
to
lower
No.
170
to
the
former
Hitoyoshi
institutional
zone
and
save
and
display
it
here,
but
I
think
it
is
meaningful
to
be
at
Yatake
Station.
Nevertheless,
if
you
arrive
at
Yadake
on
the
Isaburou-go,
you
will
have
plenty
of
time
to
tour
and
take
a
commemorative
photo,
so
make
an
era
and
go
to
see
the
legendary
Hisatsu
degoichi.
(Original)
肥薩線のSLラストランを引いたD51
170番を静態保存。当初は現在SLひとよしとして運行している58654と並んで同居していましたが、58654がSLあそボーイとして再登板になってからは1台のみになっています。
鉄道が人や物資運搬の主たる大動脈だった時代、肥薩線の人吉、吉松間のいわゆる山線区間(川線は八代、人吉間の球磨川沿いの路線)を昭和47年まで、D51は人吉盆地と矢岳峠の高低差430mを客車や何両もの貨車を補機(これもD51)を引き連れたプッシュプル方式でスイッチバック、ループ線を駆使し登っていく、ファンには有名な「矢岳越え」で、多くのSLファンを魅力してきました。
ただ保存してあるここのSLも近年、管理が行き届かないようになり、ただペンキの上塗りしている状態で、表面の状態が劣悪になってきています。吉松駅に静態保存されているC55
52と雲泥の差です。よって170号を旧人吉機関区まで下ろして、ここで保存、展示する案もあったようですが、「矢岳駅」にあることに意義があると思います。それでもいさぶろう号で矢岳に着いたら、十分見学の時間がありますし、記念撮影もありますので、一時代を作り、今でも伝説の肥薩のデゴイチを見に行ってください。
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