I'm not a native English speaker, so I often come across unknown English words. The latest example was "serendipity". It's not a common word, but I would like to remember it using a real example. As I showed in my last post, I recently visited the vast Sherley poppy field in Saitama Prefecture. When I observed this vermillion-colored field, I associated with Tobu Railway’s vermillion-colored train, set 8577 of the EMU 8000 series (hereafter 8577F), which I posted in 2016. Two hours later, I stopped by the Railway Museum in the prefecture and came across 8577F. What a coincidence! This is indeed serendipity, isn’t it?
Why was the Tobu train exhibited in the Railway Museum, which is owned by JR East? The gimmick is as follows. In 2023, the Railway Museum established a partnership with the Tobu Museum in Tokyo. The two museums work together on the fostering of railway culture. As part of efforts, the Railway Museum was temporally exhibiting Tobu Railway’s train, 8577F, in the outdoor venue. According to the Railway Museum, 8577F will be exhibited only one month.
Another question was “How was 8577F transported to the Railway Museum?” The gimmick is as follows. The tracks of Tobu Railway and JR East are connected at Kurihashi station yard. Furthermore, the JR East line is connected with the tracks in the Railway Museum, so, 8577F was transported from Tobu Railway to the Railway Museum pulled by locomotives. Long time no see 8577F! Have you been well?
