I like japanese trains.
>>821700
COOL STORY BRO
You can straight up tell that's JR Aizu
In another part of the middle of nowhere. The Limited Express is dying for it has now been obsoleted by the Shinkansen
Nice sights it had though once it gets to the farm bit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLXkXkl9Dh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HJcQNOlKcQ
>>821704
I know shit about trains, but this one looks pretty cool. How is this type/brand called?
>>821705
There's no way San'in and the other more ... "remote" regions are ever going to be feasible enough for Shinkansen to set foot
>>821936
It is the JR Hokkaido 789 EMU, that livery specificly is for the Super Hakucho LImited Express service that runs between Shin-Aomori and Hakodate through the Seikan Tunnel ... which will probably be replaced by the Hokkaido Shinkansen when it opens next year
>>821986
I saw the Twilight Express on a video. It goes along the west coast of Japan bypassing the big cities and it's a sleeper.
>>822002
Well, technically the north coast of the mainland towards Hokkaido. And the original service stopped in March 13th this year and now is a special cruise train for the Sanyo area from Osaka to Shimonoseki, which somehow takes a whole day plus a few hours
Video of the last run and yes, it is an occasion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNww0qrgUHs
>>822038
Shame. Looked like a cool train. Japan's Orient Express.
Speaking of sleeper trains, I want to ride it.
>>821700
The fuck, I don't remember seeing that type on the right when I lived in aizu. Guess they started getting newer hand-me-downs from the JR mainlines? Must be using it for the Banetsu express, but it isn't dressed up in that black and red livery...
>>822850
That particular 485 Series EMU set in the pictured was used for the Nikko / Kinugawa Ltd. Express service from 2006 to 2001 before moved to the Sendai Depot and used for the Aizu Liner. I believe the 485 set you mentioned with the black and red livery was reverted back to the old JNR livery in 2011
Speaking of the 485 series, since they are gradually being phased out by JR East I have to wonder when will it finally stop being used for regular services
>>823713
I have to wonder if they are actually going to scrap the Yamanote E231s after all of them are replaced by E235s in the future
>>823724
The process is already happening. Although each E235 apparently has one car taken from an E231 and redecorated to look like an E235 as a "demo car". The E231 hallmark is the flooring which wasn't changed
The E231 would be past its useby date in 2020 anyway since it was designed for 15 years of service
>>823955
>since it was designed for 15 years of service
What the fuck? Most buses can run past 15 years of service.
>>824020
Japs upgrade really fast, dude.
They like 'em young and fresh. By the time they're able to consent they're considered too old.
>>824020
Since the 1990s, JR East begin to design trains with the goals of reducing weight, building cost, and service life of their new vehicles (any scrapped vehicles have their materials recycled into new trains). That became important due to several reasons:
- After the privatizion of the JNR and the economic climate became worse after the 80s cost reduction is necessary
- By keeping older trainsets running it would increase maintenance cost and impede technological progress
- Reducing weight would reduce energy waste and cost of electricity
The JR East 209 Series became the first product built with those principles in mind and despite the above a good number of them got rebuilt anyway to replace even older stocks
As someone who rides Japanese trains daily in Los Angeles...I do not.
Because they are from the 80s, have a horrendous seating graphic design, and the seats are uncomfortable.
Also:
>"portable chargers, snacks and chips y'all"
Every trip.
>>825573
Those are not even trains, theyre glorified shitty little trams that idiots like to call "light rail" to hide the fact that they are slow and shitty trams.
Pic related, a real train.
>>825734
light rail = trams
>>825573
>"portable chargers, snacks and chips y'all"
I can actually hear that in some sort of southern accent, I lol'd
>>826900
What's the ratio of DMUs to EMUs in Japan? It seems like they have quite a bit of diesel-powered rolling stock. Does anyone have a map showing which rail lines in Japan are electrified?
>>827208
wikipedia has some good figures:
JR East
System length
Total 7,526.8 km (4,676.9 mi)
Double track 3,668 km (2,279 mi) (49%)
Electrified 5,512.7 km (3,425.4 mi) (73.2%)
High-speed 1,052.9 km (654.2 mi) (14.0%)
JR West
System length
Total 5,012.7 km (3,114.7 mi)
Double track 2,253.2 km (1,400.1 mi) (44.9%)
Electrified 3,385.7 km (2,103.8 mi) (67.5%)
High-speed 644.0 km (400.2 mi) (12.8%)
>>827208
Page 3 has a map as of 1998
http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr16/pdf/f48_technology.pdf
As far as the ratio of DMU to EMU as concerned, Shikoku and Hokkaido has more DMUs due to their electrified lines are much shorter
>>827366
Say what you will, but the E5 is my favorite shinkansen.
Dat nose
>>827373
>>828198
Considering how there are a lot more tunnels for the newer Shinkansen lines and newer trains will probably end up as phallic as possible due to MUH AERODYNAMICS, I'm definitely aboard
![18066493798_0eea6c7d3a_b[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Z42NyPo.jpg "18066493798_0eea6c7d3a_b[1].jpg")
>>821700
Metro North does too, apparently.
>>828205
>"I was encouraged by the cheers of female passengers at stations when Hayabusa trains passed through on test runs."
Gee, I wonder why...
>>828487
>death on track failure now guaranteed!
>>828521
This happened during rush hour and only 11 people died.
>>828521
>implying you wouldn't ride the fuck out of this
>>828537
>only 11 people died
>>828542
That seems completely pointless if not totally fracking awesome!
>>828663
in a plane crash usually everyone dies.
>>828730
with no survivors
>>821706
Beautiful.
>>829187
Comfortable is subjective though. Did you into the Gran Class?
>>829193
no just standard and i found it fine for 2 or three hours but was glad i was off to be honest
>>829848
The E5 in Green Car is nice and I could enjoy being there for a while, but if I were to ride again, I'd be paying up for Gran Class just for shits and giggles. But what I didn't like was that the windows were the same size as standard unlike the 700/N700 which did have larger windows in Green. (I can say I abused the fuck out of the Green JR Pass)
>>829506
Omg is he okay?
>>829921
>Begin long winded justification
It depends on how much you value your money. I flew jetstar (actually bretty good once you leave Australia because all the bogans being dropped off at the Coolangatta are replaced by returning japanese tourists who keep their mouthes shut) and stayed in cheap 6000-10000 yen/night business hotels which I found offered what I needed and wanted because I wasn't going to spend much time there except sleep. So the $70 or so extra seemed worth it especially as I was going to be milking it. The only other thing is that you have to do the extra work of reserving a seat before riding. And in peak hour, reserving 5 minutes before the train departs may mean that a duo can't sit together (although often adjacent the aisle) due to all the window seats being taken by businessmen
It's like flying domestic business class minus the perks. You get the seat, blankets, a wet towel and on Hayabusa or Hayate, a drink. Whereas Gran Class is supposedly more like the experience as there's more premium complimentary alcohol selections, shoehorns, snacks, bento and all that. The seat is also arguably better just on appearance than the domestic business class offerings on some airlines here too
>>830194
I think I'll do Green next time, but how much extra is Gran class?
>>830393
You basically have to pay for the Limited Express + Gran Class suppliment fares (even if you have the Green Pass) since the it only covers the basic fare if you go Gran Class. As far as cost is concerned that depends on the distance
>>830431
Pretty much this. The JR Pass (doesn't matter which one) is meant to give you a "discount" on Gran Class as it covers the basic fare (so knock about $100 off the Tokyo-Aomori run). No clue on whether the staff would even be aware of that's how it's apparently meant to work. Then again, the guy at Yoshiwara station didn't look like he ever saw tourists but knew what a JR Pass was. Obviously if you have the JR Pass, and the Green one at that it isn't worth it. But it's a shits and giggles thing, and still far cheaper than flying business class
>not having a rack on your tracks
>>831532
Pfft, Hakone Tozan don't need no racks
So ... [spoilerdoesntwork]any bets on how quickly will the first problem arise for the Hokkaido Shinkansen because "LOL JR Hokkaido"?[/spoilerdoesntwork]
>>833777
I'm betting the Hokkaido Shinkansen was partly a "donation" by JR East. Chances are the H5 is too and they'll probably just keep it in their depot because they don't trust JR Hokkaido
>>834042
Well, the "good news" is that JR Hokkaido already built their own depot next to the station with the long-ass name in Hakodate (seen on the right next to the end of the curve. They say it houses 4 sets and will eventually expand to house 13 sets when the Sapporo extension is completed. [lolnospoiler] Besides, what exactly makes you think that it is mostly the work of JR East anyway? (Besides with all the things that have went down with JR Hokkaido) [/lolnospoiler]
>>834081
>implying they can afford all of this
Then again, they're not publicly trading so they can probably get away with a lot of things. Considering the lines which are slowly dropping off, it does make me wonder how much they're pulling in
Or maybe they'll put JR East crew in all E5 runs past Aomori so that nothing gets smashed like a past incident on their trains
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201309230101
>>834087
One of the documents from JR Hokkaido already mentioned that they will begin crew training later this year
http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/140910-2.pdf
[Worrying Intensifies]
Dat grey livery. Shame this service was discontinued.
I like japanese women.
>>835520
good for you now can you please get your non-transportation posts out of /n/
>>828807
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
>>828487
...I just came
>>835626
Japanese train photographers use their obsession of dia(grams of train schedules) for such shots, news at 11
>>837405
The Japanese believes that seeing a Doctor Yellow would bring you good luck due to its schedule is not publicized, [lolnospoiler]should I assume seeing the one that is preserved in the SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya doesn't count?[/lolnospoiler]
>>837522
Given my misfortunes after seeing it, I would be inclined to say so
Some railfags have their ways of knowing the Dr Yellow's diagram though, possibly through the powers of autism and clairvoyance
>>831547
Hakone is fucking magical. loved it.
>>835686
Snow in Japan!!! i always thought Japan was a tropical country, next thing someone gonna tell me there japanese skiiers :D..
>>837847
The winters are dry humidity wise (it will rain anyway) and it can snow just about everywhere except Okinawa
Winters are survived in most places using humidifiers and aircon (if you're staying in a hotel, the death machine called a kerosene heater at a house I guess)
It's not tropical but the summers are brutal anyway with Singapore tier humidity, especially in places of high concrete mass, which triggers things like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n732oeU2mPA
The key to survival is aircon. Just set it to something like 18 and sit there (hotels are concrete so there aren't really any other options, unless you're at some house then you'd probably want to do ghetto insulation)
And yes they have ski resorts. JR East owns one of the big ones altogether. Gala Yuzawa
>>837864
Thanks for the info, Japan seems like a really interesting place that i would like to visit.
>tfw my city and county now has a rail network
thanks japan
>>827373
I seen that on SNL back in the 1990's. The Ambiguously Gay Duo drove that.
>>828542
A lot cooler if the top part of the rail is a bike trail.
Burn baby burn.
>Japanese Trains
>>839593
I'm guessing the aircon was too cold for him to handle. First time out of the 弱冷房車 maybe?
Side note: setsuden and cool biz can go back into the hole they came out of
>>839593
goddamn
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/07/02/further-details-about-shinkansen-fire-incident-emerge/
Confirmed for old man
>>840529
I thought that was pretty much confirmed a few hours it happened
>>840730
Where and what line? That doesn't look like anything JR has
For the purpose of this thread, anyone got any one-off trains that didn't enter production due to reasons?
>>841191
Do experimental trains count?
>>841253
Sure, and I still couldn't believe they actually put what basically is cat ears on the set
>>841302
Cutest shinkansen.
fuck trains and anything about them
Eidan 06
According to japanese wikipedia, it was a testbed for a new design approach and also because they didn't really need it in the end
>>841357
But anon you cannot fit into ashibata coupler!
JR E655
An one-off Joyful Train set by JR East, which also doubles as Imperial Train for the Emperor when you add the Imperial Carriage between them
JR KuHa 415-1901
An one-off double decker control unit to test the feasibility of double decker commuter trains, the test results was the basis for the 215 series double decker (which they ended up only making 4 sets anyway)
E995. Testbed for alternative energy solutions for countryside services. Started life as a diesel hybrid, then it ran on hydrogen fuel cells, then battery. Eventually spawned the E301 battery train which also remains to be a one off so far
>>844712
Why doesn't Tokyo use more double deckers? It seems like an obvious solution to overcrowded trains.
Any love for Polish trains? The one pictured is a Pesa Link.
>>844891
They only have double decker cars to be used as Green Car for the long distance commuter services as those lack standing room, and only having 2 doors per side does not help the problem of loading and unloading a large amount of passengers in one minute.
Fun Fact: For the Yamanote Line E231 series, each 11 car sets used to have 2 cars that have 6 doors per side instead of the usual 4 for the rest of the cars. However, those 6 door cars were scrapped and replaced by 4 door cars due to having to standardize the door spacings to fit platform barriers and to accomdate E233 series whenever they have to share platforms
>>844891
Narrow gauge DDEMUs are considerably difficult to engineer, additionally since the Japanese wire height loading gauge is lower. The prime example of a majority narrow gauge DDEMU is the JR215 which operates Interurban runs (kind of like the Sydney suburban, Takasaki Line, Tokaido Main, Sobu, etc. just all seats reserved because it's a Liner service). Even that isn't a full DDEMU because they had to fit the equipment somewhere. The driving cars are single decker with a raised floor to fit the traction equipment while the first and last 2 cars are motor cars. In Sydney, the norm is to fit the equipment in the roof, but in this case it isn't possible due to the lack of space and existing space already being taken up by aircon units
On another hand, there were some issues in execution and intent I guess. The JR215 uses narrow doors and gangways like on the JR suburban Green Cars which really isn't set up for commuter crush (something which the usual 4door single decker cars that go through Tokyo are designed for first and foremost and the Sydney DD can somewhat handle due to 2m wide doors, deliberately angled stairways, mixed seating and so forth)
I've always taken the 215 to be kind of an attempt at trying to copy the Sydney DDEMU design but falling into the traps of mistakes made in Sydney designs (especially the Tangara) during the 1980s without copying the benefits. Namely - use of deprecated traction technology even though VVVF was already becoming widespread in Japan and fixed seating on non Green Cars (where transverse seating is available in Japan, you can usually flip or spin the seats, same thing in Sydney, except for the Tangara and C sets). It also had other (non Sydney) faults like the aforementioned doors and poor acceleration
>>844925
Perhaps the other thing to be considered is that 6 doors wasn't a massive improvement over 4 doors due to the nature of platform crowding. Although there were car capacity increases as the seats could be folded up
>>845009
>Platform crowding
I don't think they can fix that even if they have all the money in the world since widening the platforms might cause too many disruptions
Back to the one ofs, this is the JR Kyushu KiHa 72 DMU which was purpose built to suppliment the KiHa 71 DMU (which was converted from older DMUs) used in the Yufuin no Mori Ltd. Express service. According to JR Kyushu they will add a fifth car into the set starting from July 18th this year
Also the 215 series DDEMU doesn't look particularly comfortable either, especially if you are really tall
http://ameblo.jp/seventhheaven1992/entry-11850148929.html
>>829921
>Implying whoever did that wouldn't be dead instantly
>sarcasm
700 series Shinkansen in California High Speed Rail livery.
>tfw this will never be real
>>847245
Unfortunately not.
I could get behind CA-HSR a lot more if they were collaborating with JR in order to ensure the best possible operations. Instead, the winning bid will some Chinese contractor with a bunch of garbage rolling stock.
>>847245
That looks terrible. Why did the USA high speed railway choose a disgusting, garish, outdated, inelegant, and generally shit looking combination of blue and yellow? This aspect alone signals incompetence in regard to railways.
JR Hokkaido posted the construction summary of the H5 sets, are there any in depth documentary on how they are built?
http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/shinkansen/h5/index.html
>>847250
I'm pretty sure even the Chinese stuff can't be worse than the Fyra V250s
>>847503
It kinda reminds me of the TVM section indicator
>>847503
Blue and gold are California's state colors.
>>847861
At least that has white to separate the colours. Plus it is a small sign, not a huge EMU.
>>847250
Wrong. The chosen vendor will most likely be Siemens, on the basis that they already supply the NEC with rolling stock and have a huge factory in California that supplies the state with light rail vehicles.
>>847503
They didn't "choose" anything, it's just a render. It's based on the current Amtrak California colors, but I suspect that they'll go for a different liverly ala the surfliner which is blue and silver.
>>847868
California's "colors' are technically red and white. Or when it comes to railroading, red and orange (think Daylight Limited). AC chose blue and yellow for their regular rolling stock because it looks good on regular trains.
>>848881
>They didn't "choose" anything, it's just a render. It's based on the current Amtrak California colors, but I suspect that they'll go for a different liverly ala the surfliner which is blue and silver.
Yes, I know the USA doesn't have Shinkansen. But the actual units which are being built also have that blue/yellow livery.
Why doesn't anyone ever care about Japanese freight trains?
>>849886
They look kinda ugly but Choo Choo Mother Fucker.
>>849886
The same reason I don't care about freight in general I guess? Given the diversity in the passenger arena, I generally consider freight to be somewhat dull regardless of country
Although the notion of an EF200 with its beefy bara pantographs, the EMU freighters or JR East livery EF510 running freight does have my reservations
>>835520
fag
>>849915
>freight
>dull
>implying
I joke, that's a perfectly reasonable position to have. I'm going to leave this here though.
![【4K前面展望】上野東京ライン（常磐線） 北行 品川～新橋～東京～上野--JwyjUG319o.mp4_snapshot_15.17_[2015.04.30_01.37.18].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/MFDY7nC.jpg "【4K前面展望】上野東京ライン（常磐線） 北行 品川～新橋～東京～上野--JwyjUG319o.mp4_snapshot_15.17_[2015.04.30_01.37.18].jpg")
Youtube seems to be popular with japanese railfans.
This channel has great videos some of which are subbed.
https://www.youtube.com/user/RailKingJP/
All 5 hours of a nozomi train from Hakata to Tokyo in glorious 1080p 60fps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpXO8MIX8xI
some more 60fps videos.:
https://www.youtube.com/user/korekitadotyuu/videos
Anyone have any more?
While not 60fps, but this is something equally long (ish). A cab view of the Ltd. Express Shinano #9 from Osaka to Nagano, which is now Japan's longest running daytime limited express train by distance at 441.2 km after the end of the JR East/West's Limited Express Hakucho (from Osaka to Aomori at 1052.9 km) in 2001.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBIPOwvq-t4
Use term 前面展望 and whatever train you want in Japanese to see if you can find any cab view videos
>>850969
Cab view is always interesting but it is at the same time boring to watch compared to being there experiencing it first hand.
>>852050
>The station is the same as the picture in the OP
I sometimes have to wonder what's the point of streaming the platforms of a rather "remote" train station
>>852070
This one is nice because it's more up close and personal than all the other Japanese train station webcams I've seen.
WTF
>>852845
now that thing is cool
>>852845
It's one of the four GeGeGe Kitaro "Wrapping Trains" serving the Sakai Line in the San'in area
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A2%83%E7%B7%9A
>>852261
Also it was available back in the late 90's because the prefecture blew it's entire education budget to build the University of Aizu, a computer hardware and software school. so a huge ass fiber optic backbone line got built and the relatively rural area got stupid fat broadband. Grandpa Sato was getting 100Mbps FTTH when 10Mbps was still a thing.
>>844917
Go away Polan. Nobody of like you
>>852845
Spooky.
A modern train pretending to be old
>>855555
Nice train quints, dude.
>>844917
pesant link
windows don't even line up
>>854527
Any webcam pics from back then?
>>855668
It'd probably be more grainy and with older trains instead
I love seeing the Aizu cam in winter, they get intense blizzards and all the qt schoolgirls running about with scarves and jackets all over the shop
>>855848
...a-and tights, too?
>>855888
Yes
Though I wonder what happens to the girls in Hokkaido where the temperatures can hit -20 on the reg
>>856188
>Train
>Wheels with tyres
What?
>>856221
It is basically an automated guideway transit system used for the Yurkamome line in Tokyo Bay, and since Japanese people called them "Densha" (train) I'd assume he posted it for that reason
>>856221
Ayyy
>>856229
More like a giant slot car. I want one.
>>856221
Worse efficiency, but much less noise and vibration for surrounding area.
The first prototype of the new JR E353 EMU is now seen in the wild, as more are built they will be replacing the E351 EMUs for the Super Azusa Ltd. Express service starting in 2016. Not sure what will happen with the E351s though after "only" 22 years of service
>>856221
>>857207
eh, it looks a little less alien than the earlier concept. I kinda wanted it to look a little more out of this world though
>>856221
Its French, they have a weird limbo where the rubber/tire industry is powerful - but the rest of the auto industry is not
So they have no problem implementing public transit, except some of it has rubber tires
>>856554
>less noise and vibration
if the railway is built well it wont
>>855668
Shit was realplayer way back when. Hell, the place where the camera is now is a level pedestrian walkway over to track 2 and 3, but just before the webcam got placed, it used to be through track beyond for a train length or two.
![images[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/vdLvGoC.jpg "images[1].jpg")
>>857277
>>857307
Perhaps up to 100mph but higher speeds give vibration and noise no matter how good the track condition.
>>857581
Though unlike their nip counterparts, the doors are no longer used.
To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the completion of Sanyo Shinkansen and the 20th Anniversary of EVA broadcasting on TV, JR West will have a (well, at least one anyway) 500 Series Shinkansen set redecorated into an Evangelion themed "500 Type EVA" to run from Fall 2015 to Spring 2017 with the collaboration of Hideki Anno and Yamashita Ikuto. [lolnospoiler]Gee, what could possibly go wrong?[/lolnospoiler]
http://www.500type-eva.jp/
>>857611
Back in the 60s/70s, JNR had quite a few of Ltd. Express EMUs actually had retractable gangways + covers. However, latter versions of those same EMUs no longer has them and some of the earlier versions even had them removed. Pic related is a JNR mid-production type 489 Series EMU that had its retractable gangway sealed
>>857897
Lots of Japanese made trains are like that, with external stuff botched onto the roof. I noticed it on their export 395s. Seems like it's just the jap style for trains.
>>857897 What are the tumors on top for?
Those tumors are the only thing keeping us peon commuters being crushed like sardines in a can alive in the death heat of Tokyo summertime. More accurately, they seem to believe fairing the air conditioner unit ends with roof fairings, but otherwise keeping the existing rectangular-ish air conditioner unit design would create low pressure regions over the center of the aircon unit, providing added draft to the heat exchanger radiator fan, Which sorta makes sense, but I'd rather they simply do a continuous roofline like the green car doublestacks with two aircon units, because what the interior needs more of is not not raw cooling power (which it already has enough of) but more internal air movement fan power in the interior, which can only reasonably be accommodated by adding additional internal fans, which might fit into that added roof space. Heck, putting in some kind of air dam system to flush cold air down from above an open door would do wonders..
>>857900
I love the Javelins, I quite regularly go for days out in Canterbury just so I can ride them and go past the depot.
>>857901
Are you sure those tumors are AC? Last time I checked they are always rectangular boxes on top of trains.
Those ones seemed curved, which is why I asked.
My favorite.
>>857912
It is probably designed that way due to aerodynamics
>>857897
Standard practice in Japan on most trains is to have everything traction/computer related under the floor and the aircon up top. The reasoning is to keep the centre of mass as low as possible for stability (although the aircon unit is heavy enough that JR East papers have noted that it can make a difference in running but it's no big deal)
The exceptions being modern Shinkansen and some older limited express trains, especially tilting ones which have the aircon under the floor
Easier maintenance. You just undo the mountings and lift it off
>>857901
Hankyu puts some effort into hiding them behind fairings. But the thing about places beyond Tokyo is that they usually don't have Linedeliers (that big vent in the middle which blows air down more directly. Although I'm also aware of some newer Tokyo Metro trains like the 10000 not having them either). However, the heat distribution may be more even as most west of Tokyo seem to prefer having 2 smaller aircon units rather than a single big one. But then Linedeliers seem to be more common on newer commuter trains in West Japan now anyway.
>>858284
THe Linedeliers are okay if you are near the output tube from an aircon, but on the face of it it's just a rotary barrel fan with oscillating guide vanes, if you aren't near a cool spot it doesn't help as much. They really need to but two rows near the curved space above the luggage racks rather than a single center line. The human body heat of the smooshed commuters around me is painful, especially all the salarymen in their suits, because that's contact conducting the heat.
>>827208
>Realizes that I didn't answer your question about EMU to DMU ratios completely
If you love digging through data and stuff, Japan Railfan Magazine (a Japanese monthly publication of railway news, data, and what not) has an annual extra publication in the July issue that lists out detailed rolling stock inventory for the JR group of companies. If you can read Moon you can probably figure out the ratios from the data, but my initial answer on that EMU outnumbers DMU (besides Hokkaido and Shikoku) still stands
With the Hokkaido Shinkansen's opening inching ever close, JR Hokkaido decides to start selling H5 series related goods. [lolnospoiler]The H5 USB stick is neat, but not 2,500 Yen + tax neat when it only has 4GB of storage[/lolnospoiler]
http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2015/150803-3.pdf
>>823724
They sometimes donate the old coaches to south east asian countries (Malaysia, indonesia and the philippines)
>>859778
And both JR East and JR Central are in the process of donating some of its KiHa 11 (JR Central) and KiHa 40 (both) series DMUs to Myanmar starting this year.
>>825753
tram and metro or any kind of hybrid of those
>>841372
And they might finally scrap it after it was taken out of service around 6 months ago
http://railf.jp/news/2015/08/10/100000.html
>>862255
>Shanghai Metro
>None of their rolling stock are Japanese made
>Fans were crazy enough that they had to "cool their head a little" by others
I'll have to give them that their Love Live! wrapping train is better than the ones on the Yamanote Line in 2013
>>857277
Well, the earlier concept looks a bit more rounded than the final product. Here's some shots of the interior
http://response.jp/article/2015/08/07/257439.html
So I've noticed at some of these trains stations there's a high and low tone constantly in the background. What does it mean?
Examples:
https://youtu.be/Q9prcYdrCOc?t=52
https://youtu.be/3UgCpNFLMMg?t=22
>>863574
Probably sound of the gates accepting tickets / passcards when the passenger enters/exits the paid fare areas
>>863574
The slow tone is probably to guide blind people around or something. Similar to the sound of birds at some staircases at stations (although I bet it's also a suicide deterrent) and at Queensland Rail stations the beeping
The ticket gate sound is faster and indicates an error, be it an invalid card/ticket or trying to walk through without a ticket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBCS51EOuxM
>2015
>Only starting to accept IC and credit cards for on-train purchases
ISHYGDDT Japan [lolnospoiler] I know that Japan is not that reliant on credit cards, but I would've expect they accept payment through IC cards before this year [/lolnospoiler]
http://response.jp/article/2015/08/14/257863.html
>>863733
JR East has been doing it for quite a while
One of the first things I did with a Suica was trying to buy something on the train with it (in this case a katsu sammich)
The sammich was very good
>>863741
>JR East started it first
>The rest are only catching up
Should I have expected this?
>>863741
Izzat the Narita Express?
>>863744
Yes it is (or was, it's been almost 2 years now and I lack the time and spare $ to go back on a whim)
>>863742
I think JR Central/West did the "use IC card on Shinkasen" thing first with EX-IC though. Although it required stacking 2 cards on top of each other until JR East told them they could do it in the 1 card
>>863746
Which station?
>>863751
Narita T2
The last thing I remember was watching the normal train miss the mark and triggering my OCD
Especially when others have seen perfect stops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwcv7TLZho
Hey nerds, identify this train.
>>864692
>>864693
it's the tsundere kunichiwa arigato mark II
>>864868
Don't know which line, but it goes between Kobe and Osaka. I'm pretty sure it's a non-JR line company.
Something that ghetto probably means it's a Hanshin
And some googling says that destination knob is somewhat characteristic to them
Probably a 5000 or jet car - known for its relatively high acceleration as it had to run all stops
Aircon and interior colouring checks out
>>865124
That's it! I rode that train on the suggestion of google maps on my way to Osaka. Will post some related pics from that trip.
>>865220
And the maglev itself.
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>>865662
>Physical dimension that small
>Almost 2MB in size
ISHYGDDT Japan
On the strange topic of customized trains, JR Kyushu converted 2 older KiHa 47 series DMU into "ARU Ressha" (ARU is actually an acronym for Amazing, Royal, and Universal), which runs 2 2-hour one way trips in certain days, food and drinks are provided on board. It costs quite a bit though at 20,000+ Yen per person
http://www.jrkyushu-aruressha.jp/en/
>>866470
Looks like a Hisatsu Orange competitor. Similar price point too
>>866518
Design wise it is definitely more elaborate compared to the Orange Resturant
>>865662
Its so strange, creative, and awesome that Kyoto uses their own anime characters in the ad campaign.
With the Hokutosei just finished its last run and the end for Casseopia and Hanamasu are probably not far behind (when the Hokkaido Shinkansen finally opens), would it basically means the end of regular overnight train services besides Sunrise Seto/Izumo?
http://response.jp/article/2015/08/23/258464.html
>>848880
The Velaro looks better IMO. The 700 series is too feminine.
>>856188
This thing is super expensive. It's like 400+ yen for a 3 km ride.
>>867878
Hmm?
http://www.yurikamome.tokyo/fare_ticket/fare/
Although noting fares in general. It is somewhat amusing how the change in tax fucked the ticket prices to the point where in some cases tickets are cheaper than using an IC card since it'd be rude to set paper ticket prices down to the yen
And government/small systems tend to be more pricey. Chiba monorail is more expensive
In the meantime, a steam loco running alongside an E3 Shinkansen. All the Yamagata ones are 2000s era and IGBT driven so they've still got some years left but I wonder what their replacement would be (Toreiyu foot spa train aside)
>>865124
>Hanshin 5000s
And speaking of which, Hanshin is now introducing the 5700 series to gradually replace them starting next year
http://railf.jp/news/2015/08/25/180000.html
>>867920
It'll probably take quite a while for them to replace the E3s since the E3-2000s are less than 10 years old (built in late 2000s to replace the 400 Series) and the remaining 3 sets of E3-1000s are new enough (the first two sets built from the late 90s were scrapped recently)
>>850806
There is still her: https://www.youtube.com/user/suzukawaayako
But ever since she bred her offspawn last year the train videos became scarce. You might want to look further down her history of videos.
>>868741
>Her videos consist of real trains, her son Hitachi (I'd hope she didn't name him after the train service), travel, toys, toku, and food
Neat.jpg
And now time for more "fancy trains converted from older train sets", this time it is JR West's turn with the Hanayome no Ren (lit. Bride's Love) converted from 2 KiHa 48 DMUs. It will run between Kanazawa and Wakura-Onsen and service will begin October 3rd.
http://response.jp/article/2015/08/21/258379.html
It's rather confusing that the word "line" is used to describe physical railway lines, sections of those lines, and train services.
>>870554
For example see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_Main_Line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsunomiya_Line
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnan-Shinjuku_Line
>>870582
Well, using "line" to describe sections and train services in addition to physical lines didn't really start until the privatization of JNR began and even then there are only three of them that are prominent (Utsunomiya, JR Kyoto, and JR Kobe lines). And for the Shonan-Shinjuku and Ueno-Tokyo Lines, the word Line is actually written in katakana instead of kanji since those are services that run through multiple lines
>Thread "dying"
Welp, time for the "God of Death" (for densha-otas in Japan) to make its appearence. This is JR East's EF64-1031 DC locomotive, which is stationed in Nagaoka Rolling Stock Center along iwth -1030 and -1032. They are equiped with special couplers to transport EMUs, which they either newly manufactured EMUs from J-TREC's Niitsu factory near Niigata to Tokyo area or transport old EMUs from Tokyo area to the Nagano Rolling Stock Center to either be modified or scrapped (which is where the nickname comes from).
Pic related as it is seen transported the one-off E331 EMU from Keiyo RSC to Nagano RSC for scrapping
>>872060
Well, the thread has been up for 3 months with a steady stream of replies
Impatiently waiting the day an N700 successor appears. It's been 8 years but the N700A means it's probably been pushed back at least another 5 years so we won't see anything until 2020 or later I guess
>>872251
>Steady stream of replies
More like just me, you, and random assortment of denize/n/s
Considering the speed limit for the Tokaido Shinkansen will probably stay at 285 km/h due to all the curves and noise concerns unless the government somehow let them run at 300 km/h, can they really make it even more aerodynamic without sacrificing capacity? (Which basically became standardized starting from the 300 Series with 1323 seats)
[lolnospoiler]More importantly they are basically running out of 3-digit numbers already since 9XX are reserved for experimental sets, so the next mass produced sets will probably have to be called C1/W1 or something[/lolnospoiler]
Marunouchi Line?
>>872512
Looks like a Tobu 30000 so it could be any of the Tobu Lines or the Tokyu DT. Not the Hanzomon though because that one is fully underground
>Thread is 102 days old
Is that a 4chan record?
>>872635
No, please go back to /o/
With the end of the Hokutosei service and the cars being used are either being sold or scrapped, this basically marked the end of the era of Blue Trains after it first began service 58 years with the Asakaze (Tokyo ~ Hakata). Pic related as a JR East EF64 locomotive is towing some of the cars to the Nagano RSC (probably scrapped)
http://railf.jp/news/2015/09/03/130000.html
Go to /r/, bring something back.
So apparently there's a 3DS simulator game of this line. http://www.sonicpowered.co.jp/world/etn-kyoto/
>>875163
I used to use that all the time to go to the Onsen in Kurama when I lived in Kyoto
any vids on teh osaka kintetsu line? I took that thing almost daily when I was studying at Osaka Kyoiku Daigaku.
The only thing I could possibly miss more than the arcades in Japan were the damn trains.
>>876212
You can always search videos on youtube using 近鉄大阪線 and see what you can find, although you will have to ignore the ones with 近鉄南大阪線
On the topic of Farewell / Last Run events (since the Japanese loves these), JR Kyushu will have events to send off its last 485 Series Express EMU set (Do32) from the JNR Era. With the presumed scrapping of that set after October 18th (the actual Last Run event), it'd leave JR East as the only operator of the "Rice Cooker" 485s from the JNR Era
http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/ooita/485/index.html
>>825573
That's not a japanese train
>>876899
but this is
>>876995
>Reads about its predecessor from Boeing and how terrible it was before MBTA had to replace them with Kinki Sharyo LRV 7s in the mid 80s because they were terrible in every imaginable way
topkek.jpg
For the three people who are still reading this thread, East JR / JR Hokkaido are beginning to finalize the service details for the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Service officially begins on March 26th, 2016 and there will be 13 regular round trips from Shin-Hakodate Hokuto as follows
Tokyo: 10 Hayabusa Round Trips
Sendai: 1 Hayabusa Round Trip
Morioka: 1 Hayate Round Trip
Shin-Aomori: 1 Hayate Round Trip
For the new terminus at Shin-Hakodate Hokuto, all 12 (Super) Hokuto round trip services between Hakodate and Sapporo will stop at the new station and the dia will be tweaked for interchaging with the new Shinkansen service. The Hakodate Liner will also begin with 16 round trips between Shin-Hakodate Hokuto and Hakodate as a shuttle service.
Naturally with the new Shinkansen service, this means the (Super) Hakucho, Hanamasu, and Cassiopeia will officially cease services on March 21st, 2016 as JR Hokkaido will have to finalize the switch from ATC-L to DS-ATC in the Seikan Tunnel from the 22nd to 25th.
Seibu Railways have decided to have multiple events that incorporate beer and trains, what could possibly go wrong? (This isn't a new thing) The following PDFs are in Moon, so here are the basic gists of them:
Event 1: Mystery Beer Train with Kirin Beer
From October 1st to 4th, some of the 4-car 2000 series EMUs will be decorated into what essentially to be a "bar train" to run in three different routes for 2 hours. Here are some of the things of note
- The EMUs themselves have no washrooms since they are commuter trains
- Since it is a "Mystery Train", it won't be announced when it is running (people might still catch a glimpse when it goes past though)
- All you can drink Kirin beer for 2 hours and food will be provided
- Tickets are only available for 2 or 3 persons, so no you can't go alone
http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2015/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/09/07/20150907beer.pdf
Event 2: Midnight Express Tour with Yebisu (Sapporo) Beer
On November 6th and 28th, there are two seperate tours that departing from Seibu Ikebukuro to Seibu Chichbu in midnight to visit the Mitsumine Shrine to view the sea of clouds during sunrise, and there are three different tours after sunrise. You only get 1 hour of all you can drink beer though
http://www.seibu-group.co.jp/railways/news/news-release/2015/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2015/09/16/20150916unkai2.pdf
>>878312
I liked those bright green trains. Any idea what they will use for the Hakodate Liner?
>>881810
According to JR Hokkaido they are building 4 733-1000 Series EMUs to provide the Liner service, which also means the lines between the stations will be electrified. As far as the 789 Series EMU goes they will replace 27 out of 37 785 Series EMU for the Sapporo area. The PDF they published indicates that they are replacing quite a lot of things in the near future
http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2015/150320-1.pdf
- KiHa 183-0 Series DMUs from the JNR Era are being phased out and replaced by additional KiHa 261 Series DMUs
- Designing new local use DMUs to replace KiHa 40 Series DMUs from the JNR Era
- Replacing the rest of the KiHa 183 Series DMU, 281 Series DMU, and 283 Series DMU (Since the development of the new KiHa 285 Series was canned, they might just standardize and build more KiHa 261s)
- The above point for the 789 Series EMU
- Replacing older 721 Series EMUs from the late 1980s
Well, looks like EVA Rebuild 3.0+1.0 won't be finished any time soon (see >>857615 for details)
http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2015/09/30/377/
![JR_East_E259_Narita-Express_1920x1280[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/yOVjjtq.jpg "JR_East_E259_Narita-Express_1920x1280[1].jpg")
I kind of like these tbh.
>>885777
Livery is nice but front is pretty ugly
>>885777
I love it
>>886034
m-more like this p-please
>>885777
It's because it's a door that slides open to allow you to walk through a 6+6 car train
Also
>777
>>867920
Isn't the IC card discount only a thing in the Kanto area though? Here around Osaka/Kyoto I don't get any discount for using ICOCA or PiTaPa.
>>856221
Very common for metro systems made by Frenchies. That is not the case for the Yurikamome in Japan however.
Check out this wiki article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-tyred_metro
there are some pretty slick things that can be done with rubber tyred metros, the Lausanne 2 line being the best example.
and check out a video from the Yurikamome line to get a feel for riding the train:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHcfR4swnk
>>859708
that's not a train though, that's a goddamn magnet.
>>866470
Jesus H Christ that looks like a train a rapper would put in a MV.
>>872251
I miss the variety of trains you could find on the Tokaido line. Now its basically all N700s. I still remember riding the 300 and 500 series like it was yesterday.
>>876837
Did anyone say rice cookers?
http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2140961227920181001
Unfortunately these are just photoshop creations.
>>886052
>6+6 car train
kek
Glorious Nippon has 6+6 car trains, we have 3+3 car trains. Which means that sometimes you can see 3 car trains on heavy mainline railways.
>mfw our train system/culture is one of the worst in EU
>>886757
>He thinks 6+6 cars in Japan is long
Try 10+7 cars for the Tohoku+Akita Shinkansen or the 8+8 cars MAX Toki/Tanigawa for the Joetsu Shinkansen for 400+ meters of Shinkansen glory (and let's not forget that the full sets for Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen are 16 cars)
