For instance, Japan's Oigawa Railway, which is twinned with the Mt. Ali Railway, specializes in buying up trains which are due to be scrapped by other railway companies. Its engines include one which once ran on the Burma Railway, crossing the Bridge over the River Kwai. Renovated to pull passenger trains, it attracts huge numbers of tourists.
例如與阿里山鐵路結為姊妹鐵路的日本大井川鐵路公司，就專門收購別家快報廢的火車，包括當年跑過泰緬鐵路、穿越桂河大橋的火車頭，整修後當客車跑，觀光客趨之若鶩。