Last year, a unique event was held in the Tadami line.
The event was named “Bridal Train”.
The idea was to hold wedding ceremonies in a train running on the line.
A group that is involved with the Tadami line made the plan and called participants.
This might be the first attempt to hold such a happy event in the Tadami line.
When I heard the news of the event for the first time, I worried a little about how it would end but had high expectations.
The event was held on 30th April 2018.
In the station’s platform, two couples were celebrated by the stationmaster while surrounded by people connected with them, the mass media and onlookers.
One couple might be a newly-married couple, the other was a middle-aged couple that participated to celebrate their twentieth or thirtieth wedding anniversary.
On the day, a sightseeing tour was held at the same time, and the train was joined with the Bridal train.
Most passengers of the sightseeing trains were middle aged and older people.
Being more experienced in life, I wonder what they said to the two couples.
Anyway it might be a quite unique wedding for the couples just because of that situation.
Thus they started their wedding in a lively way.
It was fine weather and seemed to be making the event more happier.
There were many onlookers and they celebrated them waving their hands, though they weren't in my photos.
In addition, I found a family congratulating them with a dropped curtain with a message on from their house.
Their train arrived at the Aizu Kawaguchi station, which is the terminal.
I couldn’t know what they had been doing in their train but I could see they had spent a happy and joyful time from their attitude.
At the station, two more couples joined them and they were celebrated surrounding people, even strangers.
That must be a great pleasure for them.
They looked really happy.
After that, The Bridal train, which had become even livelier, to Aizu Wakamatsu station.
The event was pretty good.
I think it not only made the participants happy but also the area along the line bright.
However Bridal Train wasn’t held this year.
I’m sorry about that because the event received a high evaluation.
I wonder if there might have been some problems during the event.
Anyway I hope Bridal Train will be held again.
Are there any unique events in railways of your country?
If you know about them, please tell me.
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