This IS Japan ~ Trains & The Shinkansen Experience

[@hayamiseo4467]

A friend from UK looked amazed to see the precisice punctuality of Osaka Kanjosen (the loop line), for they come every 30 seconds just in time. He said it's impossible and eerie those trains seem to be operated by robots. He declared that in Uk, it's considered no wonder if trains are late 20, 30, or even one hour.

[@atomiswave1971]

The UK cannot operate to the standards of Japan. Workers in Japan are extremely proud of their railway and will do anything to make it the best in the world. In the UK we have so many upgrades going on, we have new trains, new diagrams and more and more people are using the trains daily. We are now at bursting point with bottlenecks, maintenance windows shutting railways down for a day or two. To make it worse, there isn't even an apology if its just one or two trains that do not run. Yet we pay the highest prices in the world for our tickets. I love Japan and if I was in UK government I would borrow a few ideas from Japan about respecting your country and having pride in anything you do.

[@hayamiseo4467]

@@atomiswave1971 It's so regrettable that UK railway system works not so much effeiently, considering once the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution. However, I respect and love UK, the model of parliamentary democracy system and constitutional monarchy. Especially, I think we must emulate the John-Bull pride, you showed by BREXIT!

[@atomiswave1971]

@@hayamiseo4467 Well, Britain doesn't own any railway factories. The UK is full of foreign investment and British people who will quick sell anything for quick profit. In fact the Azuma Class 800/801 etc are designed in Japan by Hitachi. We have Bombardier which is Canadian owned based in Derby. The rest is shipped in from overseas, mostly by Siemens, Alstom and Stadler. All foreign. We cannot build locomotives anymore because the factories are demolished or scaled back for maintenance only. The most recent locomotives come from the USA (class 66, 70) and Stadler (class 68, 88 and soon to be 93). The reason we scaled back manufacturing of locomotives was because our gauge is tiny compared to overseas. We just don't have the facility to move trains by rail if designed for overseas since the trains will not pass under the bridges and tunnels. We have a railway line called HS2 being built and even though it almost touches HS1 at the nearest point, no connection from one to the other will be possible on todays plans. HS1 gets you to Europe, so if they were connected it would allow trains to built in the UK and shipped overseas through the Euro tunnel. It is a sad that when you can have everything, you settle for less. You could just build a factory near HS1, but they are not doing that either. That democracy you speak of is part of the problem. Governments are the only thing big enough to invest in rail here and they keep changing whos in power every 2 years at the current rate. Each primeminister see's things differently, projects stop and start. Its a really big problem for the railway.

[@mattp1337]

Gawd, I miss Japan so much.

[@しかたかお]

Matt P Thanks a lot!!

[@drbmaitra]

Recently toured Taiwan. The Taiwan HSR (High Speed Railway) uses the Shinkansen 700 model of the trains used mainly by the JR Central and JR West. Having stayed in Japan for some time, and having travelled extensively by Shinkansen, I can vouch that the Taiwan HSR is as equal in maintaining timings for their trains like Japan.

[@antman09ful1]

Very good Richard.

[@kaisermuto]

His mobile speed meter reacts slow. Actually Shinkansen runs 270km~ 320km P/h.

[@atomiswave1971]

186mph is that in km.

[@nogizakaasuka]

Good works :)

[@Joshua-mp6vw]

13:56 the man dropped something

[@nabewata010]

夕日に照らされた電車が綺麗ですね。ところで、姫路駅で美味しい駅そばは食べましたか？

[@竜馬坂本-f9i]

知るか

[@まれんこふ]

吹いた

[@あかさたなす]

辛辣で草

[@nettynurhayati2800]

❤️

[@richiesquest3283]

Coming to a city near you, does not include the USA

[@andgate2000]

Or Australia!

[@jhca4671]

Why are the Chinese this loud?

[@heatwaver4543]

Unfortunately, they are people who do not know the word annoying. ʅ(´⊙ω⊙｀)ʃ

[@KeithTKO]

They can’t hear what others are saying because they are always talking.

[@fmfmnico]

What a boring comment

[@小島敏子-y4i]

鉄道オタクですねぇ末期色電車珍しい！

[@緑鬼-b7q]

岡山、山口、姫路に行けばまだいますよ

[@小島敏子-y4i]

@@緑鬼-b7q Thanks!

[@山里猿吉]

JR西日本は経営基盤が弱いので旧国鉄時代の車両も結構走っていますからね。

[@小島敏子-y4i]

@@山里猿吉 I agree with you!

[@richardyoung377]

ugly duck, inferior travel, highly over rated, mediocre at best, interior is grubby, food is not bad, service is pleasant, you have a lot of catching up to do.

[@richardstringer6162]

Disagree, enjoyed every minute of it. The UK is building HS2 on a model Japan has been using for decades. The only downer for Japan is these trains are mega expensive outside of buying a tourist rover ticket. I think the ticket cost as much as 1 journey, but as a tourist you get to use a rover ticket for the same price but for a week without restriction (minor restrictions some trains your not allowed on).

[@popozz]

Because of Japan's strict noise standards, the leading vehicle of Japanese high-speed trains can only be shaped like this. This is to reduce the shock waves(Tunnel Boom) when running in tunnels. This design is designed to maximize seating capacity while reducing noise.