I want to make a notice to the foreigners watching this video. This railway, Hisatsu line is NOT operating now because of heavy rain and disaster which happened in July 2020. Many parts of railroad has been destroyed and they are being repaired now on. We don't know when this line will be restored completely, but we all believe that we can watch this train view again. Thank you for watching the video.
@kineticdeath3 жыл бұрын
after hours of searching I finally found this line and wanted to find that little town Watari, that the train visits at 1:05:40. I see now that even today the rail and road bridges are both down on google earth. The flood must have been very very extreme to bring down those bridges. I can only imagine how bad it must have been
@Mac_Omegaly3 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for letting me know. I ussally just watch train videos with my kid for fun. But this information helps make this video special. I can't help but imaging the trouble that flood caused for the people in that area who used this train line regularly. I'll have to check out the Google images now too. Edit: I see why it was so hard to find. But knowing it might be tricky, I did find it on the forth try. Location of that station is: 32.236666,130.695075
@terrystones3033 жыл бұрын
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@robertglennienz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. A shame because it is a beautiful gorge, and this was a lovely video to watch.
@domundtgregor66834 жыл бұрын
A beautiful ride along the river valley. But I am surprised that we did not pass any train going the opposite direction ? A number of stations had two platforms where two trains could pass each other ....
@Liubeibei084 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! This line was in the 2001 original Microsoft Train Simulator.
Wonderful and impressive scenery; I wanted to get off the train and explore on foot - the engineering is pretty impressive as well. Thanks for sharing!
@wolfkremen3 жыл бұрын
Softypapa used to live in Japan and do just that, including the abandoned cable transport. His vids are still here.
@Finn-oq2xs2 жыл бұрын
No problem, anytime! We would love to see you on foot sometime also, many thanks.
@むーちゃん-j8f2 жыл бұрын
人吉~吉松間だけでもいいから復旧してほしい。
@mikef37904 жыл бұрын
It wasn't until that bridge showed up in the video that I wondered if this was the area that suffered in the flood. Now that I see what others have written I understand I am looking at an area that may never come back. I understand the government is asking people to move elsewhere instead of rebuilding. Very sad.
@Mac_Omegaly3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Just wow. The story of people who lived here might be interesting.
@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS2 жыл бұрын
A most wonderful journey. thank you
@bamboohiro23644 жыл бұрын
今おすすめに...(2020年7月13日) いち早い復旧を祈ります🙏 がんばれ九州!
@lasermodeler3 жыл бұрын
One of the most scenic cab rides you'll ever find. Well done.
It’s obvious that this line was a major undertaking with all of the tunnels involved. I’m sure the repairs are extensive and look forward to seeing the operation when it reopens.
At 29:53 the light turned green must have been a train in the same block? The mirror system in the stations is a good tool for the train driver to keep track of the passengers activity.
@altoclef66883 жыл бұрын
I think the station signal box has the turnout (switch) at the signal in position to protect the train from going out on the line if it should pass the signal (left, to dead end) and using some logic if there is no meet, it will change the turnout position after a while (when the train is detected as stopped or assumed to have stopped after some elapsed time) and when it has locked in the other position (right, towards the line) the signal turns green. There are not that many trains on this rural line. Educated guess, I have no specific knowledge about Japanese CTC systems.
@yoonjeen Жыл бұрын
its a long trip!! the views was so incredible but when i see the comment my heart felt so broke,,
@yoonjeen Жыл бұрын
anw thanks for posting this vlog!! it means a lot to me
This line should be familiar to anyone who've seen videos of the SL Hitoyoshi steam train. Note the large number of passengers leaving the train at Sakamoto Station--there must have been an event sponsored by the village assocation there.
Noticed the first part was electrified are they planning to do the rest or are they removing all the electrical? Great video thanks for posting enjoyed it a lot.
Love the scenery and the old school ride. But that's a problem: the vibration causes a distracting camera shake while underway. Great view nonetheless....
what is all that beeping ticking and whistling heard while at Sakamoto, 15:35?
@altoclef66883 жыл бұрын
The ding-dong-ding-dong sound is the warning for the stop signal, part of the CTC system. It starts with a bell going off then the ding-dong normally sounds until the train has stopped - I don't know why it doesn't on this line. Here it stops when the signal changes to green. There is a beep when the door opens and closes. The whistling sound I don't know but I dare a guess it is a warning to the driver people are in the doorway so it goes off at irregular intervals while people deboard. If you watch deboarding at Setoishi 29:00 and on, you can see in the mirror two people getting off and the whistling is heard as they pass the doorway. Later a sound is heard reminding me of token fare collecting containers (also coins), don't know if there is such a device on these trains. Remember it from buses when I was a kid.
@Kromaatikse2 жыл бұрын
@@altoclef6688 This line is equipped with only the basic form of ATS-S, which has been the minimum mandatory requirement since roughly when JNR was divided into the regional JRs. The on-train equipment is controlled by track beacons located in the left half of the trackway, which can essentially provide three signals: "Stop signal ahead" (located about 600m before stop signals), "Stop immediately" (located just besides stop signals), and "Clear" (which is the inactive state of both types of beacon). The driver has an acknowledge button and the well-known bell sounds. Driving the train is not influenced by the on-train equipment unless a "Stop immediately" signal is received, or a "Stop signal ahead" signal goes unacknowledged by the driver for several seconds (in which case the equipment assumes he is incapacitated). The bell sounds only as a reminder that such a signal has been received, and can be silenced by pressing the acknowledge button a second time, or by passing a "Clear" beacon. Different drivers - possibly influenced by different training regimes - will cancel the bell under different circumstances; some when they have come to a stand, and some only when they observe the signal cleared. There are other protection systems used on JR lines, notably an enhanced version of ATS-S which can enforce speed limits to a limited extent, and the much more advanced ATS-P, ATS-Ps, ATS-Dx, and various forms of ATC which offer much more comprehensive protection. Presumably this light-traffic rural line is a low priority for such upgrades. However, I understand this particular line was heavily damaged in flooding and needs extensive reconstruction; it is possible that something like ATS-Dx (which is backwards compatible with ATS-S and is supposed to be relatively inexpensive to install) will be fitted as part of the project. The beeps heard at irregular intervals while the train is stopped are indeed the doorway obstacle detectors. The sound of coins is probably from an on-board change machine, which is commonly provided in Japan so that exact change can be provided by passengers when paying fares, which in turn greatly speeds up "one man" operations at unstaffed stations. I think this train has a conductor, so someone is probably just using the change machine as a convenience rather than to prepare their fare.
@altoclef66882 жыл бұрын
@@Kromaatikse Thank you for your detailed answer! Japan is indeed an interesting country for train lovers. Hope to get there someday.