Railway fans have gathered in western Japan to see a steam locomotive get chugging again for the first time in 44 years. The much-loved D-51 engine got back on track on the JR Yamaguchi Line today. It will run through tomorrow as part of a tourism campaign by the railway operator and the Yamaguchi prefectural government. <br/><br/>About 800 people saw the train off after a ceremony at Shin-Yamaguchi Station. It was bound for the station of Tsuwano in neighbouring Shimane Prefecture. A visitor with a family said the locomotive is big and impressive and they are lucky they are able to get tickets for the event.