ヘッドマークが機関車に掲出され、E851形・E31形機関車では気笛の吹鳴が行われました。
また、親子限定「あなたのE851・E31、5分間お好きにどうぞ!」と題し、機関車との記念撮影、運転席の見学や連結器解錠操作体験が出来、他にも線路点検車両「レールスター」の乗車体験やミニ電車の運転などが行われました。
そして今回会場で初の夜間撮影会が事前予約制で開催されました。E851形・E31形電気機関車の前照灯が点灯し展示車両のライトアップが行われ、昼間とは違った雰囲気の車両たちを参加者が撮影していました。
On Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th, 2022, the “Seibu Train Festival 2022 in Yokoze” was held at the Yokoze depot in Yokoze, Saitama Prefecture. This year, as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus infection, it was a pre-registration system, and about 2000 people were invited per day. At the venue, nostalgic locomotives and trains were exhibited, such as the Red Arrow No. 5501, which was once active as a limited express train, and the E851 and E31 electric locomotives that pulled freight trains. This year marks the 110th anniversary of the founding of Seibu Railway and the 150th anniversary of the opening of the railway.
Head marks were displayed on the locomotives, and whistle sounds were made on the E851 and E31 locomotives.
In addition, under the theme of “Your E851/E31, please do whatever you like for 5 minutes!” limited to parents and children, you can take a commemorative photo with the locomotive, tour the driver’s seat, and experience unlocking the coupler. Rail Star” riding experience and mini train driving etc.
And this time, the first night photo session was held at the venue with advance reservations. The headlights of the E851 and E31 electric locomotives were turned on, lighting up the vehicles on display, and participants took pictures of the vehicles in a different atmosphere from the daytime.
