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This is a night train bound for Sapporo, pulled by C58 119 (Kita). Train 1528 runs between Abashiri and Kitami, and train 518 runs between Kitami and Sapporo, and is an express train pulled by DD51 (Tsutsu). There was heavy rain on this day, and there were delays on both the Sekihoku and Senmo lines, but this train also failed to depart on time, even though the departure buzzer sounded, probably because the boiler pressure of the C58 had not increased. In the recording, time has been omitted, so the whistle sounds shortly. In the rain, the train is prone to spinning, but it starts to pull the heavy passenger cars as hard as it can with the addition of more cars during peak season. Although it is about 25 minutes late, it runs carefully and steadily, over several 25‰ gradients, with the delicate draft characteristic of the C58. At the next stop, Yobito (0:12), an announcement is made that this is a Hokkaido night train. This is a recording from Abashiri to Hiunai on SuHaFu 44 3 (Sapporo-Sa). The train consisted of Suhafu 44, Suha 45, Sulo 54, Orohane 10, Suhane 16, Mani 36, and Suuni 60. August 1974