Photos of trains
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Taken during my train adventure trip to Hokkaido and all of Japan during December 2005.
Kiha 40 800 (Kiha, designation of Diesel coach in JR, type 40 800 sub series) number 32 at Engaru station in Hokkaido. Snowfall was about 1-2 metres in the area on that day. Snow in the station is cleared, of course...
The favourite train model that I met in Hokkaido and whole of Japan, the Kiha 54 500 sub series, number 15. This small little train packs a huge power punch, two DMF-13HS diesel units each provides 250PS at 1900rpm and a total of 500 horsepower for something lighter than 40 tons, compared to the Kiha 40's single diesel unit of 220PS at 1600rpm (DML30HSH). The Kiha 40 is also slightly heavier. This model also has a toliet and comfortable seats which can let the pax switch positions by pushing the seat rest onto either side, so seats can face each other or face one direction, commonly the direction of travel. This is a huge difference to cars in KTM, which feature two directions fixed, its jackpot whether you will travel comfortably forward or backward...
Number 520 of the fleet though have been scrapped due to an accident on March 1st 2007 when it crashed into a log carrying truck at a crossing, tilted to one side, derailed and slid to a stop (sequence described by witness and fellow train fan in Hokkaido). 51 passenger and crew were injured in the accident. The train unit was also only the one in the fleet with a flower livery. -
i nv been in a bullet train.. sad
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Hmm, once you have sat on it, you would have three feelings, one or another...Originally posted by WiNtEr'SkiLL:i nv been in a bullet train.. sad
1. Wah, so shiok, must come back again!
2. Hmm, so so lah, fast only what, but will still come back.
3. Sian, aircraft even faster...
I belong to the second kind. Its just fast. But I reccomend you standing on a platform and seeing a train pass by at 285km/h, now that, you really want to go back for...
Reason shown in the video, nice music too...
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book a flight to taiwan now!Originally posted by WiNtEr'SkiLL:i nv been in a bullet train.. sad
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C0213 (run number), W33 trainset number, Ku (control carriage) Mo (motor car) Ha (passenger carriage designation) 223-2057 (series 223, sub series 2000, carriage number 57), in 4+6 configuration for Special Rapid Service.
Took this train from Kobe to Osaka station on 17th December 2005, and was one minute behind schedule when it departed Kobe station (and so was when it departed Osaka station here). Time is so important the train driver was discussing with the Central Train Control (CTC) about his load and schedule, with much worries...
I guess no such thing here, for some, 5 minutes late for meeting also come in without apology...
JR West Series 223 specs:
Configuration: 4, 6, 8 cars
Initial acceleration: 2.5km/h/sec
Deceleration: 4.3km/h/sec normal, 5.2km/h/sec emergency
Operational Max Speed: 130km/h (above train hit 132km/h during trip)
Designed Max Speed: 160km/h
Capacity:
Wheelchair area first car: 40 sitting 90 standing
No Wheelchair area first car: 48 sitting 88 standing
Center cars: 56 sitting, 89 standing
Weights:
SaHa 223: 29.0 tons
KuHa 222: 32.4 tons
MoHa 222: 36.7 tons
MoHa 223: 38.5 tons
KuMoHa 223: 40.7 tons
(Ku: Control car, Mo: Motor car, Sa: Trailer car)
Power: 220kW x 4 = 880kW (sub series 2000, at 4M configuration)
Power control: PWMIGBT-VVVF power control
Safety: ATS-SW, ATS-P
Manufacturers: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Cars
Info from Japan Wikipedia -
Originally posted by jetabt767400:
Yes. In fact their schedules are to 15-second accuracy and it's amazing to see them follow it so strictly without fail, the only exception being Yamanote Line in the evening peak.
[b]Time is so important the train driver was discussing with the Central Train Control (CTC) about his load and schedule, with much worries...
I guess no such thing here, for some, 5 minutes late for meeting also come in without apology...
And they carry out their duties with aplomb and with pride.
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Control Panel of the above train, copyright of photo belongs to Japan Wikipedia.
The control stick on the left is for power setting, right one is for brakes (now at emergency). Button at the foreground which has 'ATS' is for cancelling the ATS chime, that chimes means you crossed a warning signal (yellow), and so far as I know, if the EB/TE lits up, it means you are 'very naughty', and train is in danger.
Mode selector is the little stick in front of the power stick, the meter on the leftmost is the ammeter, for power distribution, the middle on is the favourite I guess, the speedometer, and the one on the right most is more technical, the air compressor which shows the reservoir level (red needle) and present brake air pressure level (black needle). Horn is activated by a pedal on the floor (not seen here).
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Hmm, I find thats the thing they can be respected for.Originally posted by ^tamago^:Yes. In fact their schedules are to 15-second accuracy and it's amazing to see them follow it so strictly without fail, the only exception being Yamanote Line in the evening peak.
And they carry out their duties with aplomb and with pride.
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Photos of Shinkansen along the Tokaido service line in Japan at Shin-Yokohama station, taken on 26th December 2006. I'll admit though, these aren't very good.
Shinkansen 700 series
Same train as above
Shinkansen 300 series
Interior of a Shinkansen 300 series -
Hmm, I love the Shinkansen man, really speed demons...
Bu I do favour the local trains, they look really decent and slow, not to worry, they can carry many people, thats the good thing...
Its not advisable to stand on the Shinaknsen, huh, pay so much to stand... -
I've got a video of a Shinkansen at full speed (but only started taking after half the train was past; the thing is REALLY fast) on YouTube. You can't exactly post videos here, can you?
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Sadly, only the link, due to the bandwidth problem...Originally posted by SturmDerSchatten:I've got a video of a Shinkansen at full speed (but only started taking after half the train was past; the thing is REALLY fast) on YouTube. You can't exactly post videos here, can you?
But do go ahead, I did look through many videos and they look great, I don't mind
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Taken on 17th Dec 2005, at the same location, about 8 months after Japan Railway's worse accident in recent history, the JR Fukuchiyama Line accident, which claimed 107 lives including the driver, who had some records of overshoots and delays. The train in the picture is has the same configuration as the accident train (4+3), and carries the same color (same series trains repainted to blue and orange after accident, repaint finished early last year).
There is a small sign at the extreme left of the picture, with '300' on it, denoting the turn's radius to be 300 metres, not a steep turn you would say, but for trains to be running on it at 60 plus km/h, its really a scary thing. The train in the picture is running less than 60km/h. The previous limit had been 70km/h, 10 more and slightly up on the scare scale...
Accident train's running schedule number have been changed from 5418M to 5818M.
JR West Series 207 specs
Configuration: 3, 4, 7 carriages
Acceleration: 2.7km/h/s
Max Operating Speed: 120km/h
Designed Max Speed: 120km/h (some sources state 130km/h)
Braking:
Normal Max: 3.5km/h/s
Emergency: 4.5km/h/s
Capacity:
First carriage: 50 seating, 100 standing
Middle carriages: 58 seating, 105 standing
Length: 20000mm
Width: 2950mm
Height: 3700mm (High Center of Gravity)
Gauge: 1067mm
Electric supply: 1500V DC overhead
Gear ratio: 1:7.07
Safety systems: ATS-SW, ATS-P
Manufacturers: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Cars, Hitachi Factories
Info from Japan Wikipedia -
MRT train of Taipei, Taiwan -
nice photo of Japanese trains!
I guess u all know how to speak Jap thats why u all managed to explore all the way there?
I'd always thought of going to Japan alone to photograph trains & buses but the language barrier obstructed me from doing so.
Likewise, as I'm unable to understand cantonese, i refrained from going to HK too.
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Hmm, sound like the normal way that a traveller would think, or maybe so...Originally posted by SBS3688Y:nice photo of Japanese trains!
I guess u all know how to speak Jap thats why u all managed to explore all the way there?
I'd always thought of going to Japan alone to photograph trains & buses but the language barrier obstructed me from doing so.
Likewise, as I'm unable to understand cantonese, i refrained from going to HK too.
I did ever thought so too, but after one guided tour, I was confident enough, the second time I went I was in charge of the transport part, look through the timetables, reserve seats, all in Japanese. Third time too, but the 2005 trip was much longer (a month) and took the entire Japan four islands, went to all terminal stations (Wakkanai-North, Nemuro and Higashi Nemuro-Eastern, Sasebo-Western, Nishi Oyama-South) for JR, and travelled almost 1200km on rails, but I had to reserve tickets for me and my mother also, so how, dunno, then use some basic body language loh, or else, some phrases listen already can learn one...
Not to worry, its not as difficult as it seems... (I was only 16 when I went in 2005, lol...) Like I am doing now, study hard and work hard part time, and go travel again one day... With own money this time, lol, no point depending on parents liao, they getting old... -
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Sydney monorail..
one of the handful above-ground city- monorail systems in the world apparently..
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next time i want take train from singapore to thailand...hopefully is fun trip..>^^..wow nice train pIC SIA.
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Also very exOriginally posted by 105090:Sydney monorail..
one of the handful above-ground city- monorail systems in the world apparently..
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/105090/183.jpg Take 1 station or 10 loops also coast AU$4 I still remember spending 1 hr or so on the monorail and also spent AU$2 to buy the 'souvenir coin' and AU$0.50 for paper cardboard monorail (This was very worth it as i received 2 monorails as the staff told me "The second one is with compliments" 
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You can do that......Originally posted by Aaron8209:next time i want take train from singapore to thailand...hopefully is fun trip..>^^..wow nice train pIC SIA.
If your time is right (selected Thursday morning to Sat/Sun, please refer to http://www.orient-express.com) and you have big bucks, you can consider taking the Eastern & Oriental Express all the way from Singapore to Thailand
Otherwise you can only choose the morning train Ekspres Rakyat to KL (shown below) , transfer to Senandung Langkawi at KL the same night, and onto any Thailand train at Hat Yai the 2nd day.
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Dug up another one from the archives, Kiha 54 514. Shot at Kushiro Station on the Nemuro Main Line (the most eastern JR service line in Japan), on 12/12/2005, 2111hrs.
ISO100, 1/40 f2.6 at 6mm (digital).
The train (Kiha 54 522) on the adjacent line is heading to Nemuro, the last train of the day, and will reach Nemuro at 2328hrs, rest overnight at the station and then head back to Kushiro at 0600hrs the next day.
Nemuro Main Line's operation is one of the most sparsely timetabled in Japan, with only two rapid services (run by same model of train or the Kiha 40) each direction daily, five trains east bound and six trains west bound. There are also two to three short working services on the line, making it not too tourist friendly. However there are also express buses that connect Kushiro and Sapporo to the most eastern town of Japan.
Very friendly train officer who allowed me to watch the front through the right front window, as in the left window when viewing the picture. Throughout the journey snow builds up until its encrusted on all of the train's non heated parts. Lamp and window areas are heated.
Some other specs of the train include body length of 20 metres, two diesel units (DMF13HS) of 250PS each and total of 500PS (PS=HP). They came with DT22 bogies, but due to custom conditions, JR Hokkaido designed their own and designated N-DT54, the new bogies were installed 2003-2005, and as a result, the trains can run up to 110km/h, but normal operations require only 95km/h. Many other parts including couplers (Kiha 40s), seats (Shinkansen type 0) and even gearboxes (random compatible parts) were cannibalised from scrapped trains. A true 'rojak' train for parts! -
SMRT C151 set 001-002 (left) and set 003-004 (right) filmed near Buona Vista MRT Station, 6 August 2007.
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Trans-Siberia Railway.
World's longest railway at more than 9000km long
From Moscow to Valdivostok
maybe some one can open a topic of these railway?
taken from http://www.ricoh.com/environment/society/report/02/img/pop17_bod_img.jpg -
this one not photo of train,but is system map i created using MS paint. that was abt 2 yrs back, then recently i added the downtown line stage 1. i know its sucks, the drawing is bad and the colour more bad, please blast me for my ugly work.
