stevenh Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 For those honorary Kansai citizens, there's a webcam here to let you view comings and goings from Shin-Osaka Station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hF-RqfBIew It's situated on the NE corner of the station and gives you views of the Shinkansen, the main Tokaido freight line (bottom right) and then all tracks to/from Shin-Osaka station. I've attached some sightings! The Mizukaze and then Doctor Yellow up the back. 7 1 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Appeared again today! And a cute little DD51 towing a single flat with rails yesterday. 1 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Thanks for sharing! Looks like there's some ballasting going on today. Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Yeah, they're re-laying the tracks on the north-side. This is usually for the LTD.Express Haruka/Kuroshio, etc... so they're being diverted by the points you can see further back. I'm curious if this is work for the Hokuriku line... or just maintenance? Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Terrible lighting.. but a 113 Series in the Kansai/Kyoto Green Livery just came through? On the platforms as well... I wonder if it was a tour? UPDATE: This was actually a 117 Series (hence why it's cab looks to have more of a curve) on a school trip. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1390430674502791/permalink/1960398714172648/ Edited October 11, 2017 by stevenh Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 And there goes Dr Yellow back to Hamamatsu. Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) More interesting sightings this morning. 1. a Blue 103 Series dead-heading along the Tokaido line towards Kyoto. 2. a DD51 on a railset train from Ajikawaguchi? 3. Every morning you can watch the M250 Super Rail Cargo bolt through. Unfortunately we're heading into winter, so it wont be light enough for another 8 months. 4. And then the Blue 103 returned west. 5. a double-headed Wide-View Hida to allow for extra loading? Edited October 11, 2017 by stevenh 3 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) This has to be the definition of fun for a JR Freight driver. Tearing it up down the tracks light-engine in a DE10. It was definitely moving! And the reason was that it was going to Kawasaki to pick up a new EMU consist! Edited October 17, 2017 by stevenh Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 If anyone is interested, I've rigged together a timetable for the webcam. It'll show you most of the movements that are timetabled. Note that anything heading west wont appear to the time listed; the time is the departure time from ShinOsaka. https://modelrail.otenko.com/japanese-trains/shin-osaka-webcam-timetable 1 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Where's this DD51 off to? It's on the southern-most track which means it's heading into Osaka station... I was thinking maybe to then head clockwise around the loop to Hanaten or somesuch.. but there's no WYE junction at Osaka... Unless there's an emergency in Osaka station and something needs a tow! Might have to keep an eye out for the return service. 1 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Gosh I love Japanese freight timetables... here's another DE10 running the same 0853 timeslot via Shin Osaka. I wonder if this one is also heading off to pick up a new consist from Kawasaki? Will keep an eye out around ~1350. Yosh! Salon Car Naniwa? HD300 being shifted west. DE10 returned with a string of very shiny (new?) flats... Edited October 17, 2017 by stevenh Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Just for fun, I thought I'd try and record videos this morning... mainly because there was a random Shinkansen Track Vehicle and screenshots did not do justice. Here's the Sunrise Seto/Izumo at normal speed...and a freighter straight after it. And here's the track vehicle. (note that I recorded it at double-speed... it dawdled... until the very end.) Edited October 17, 2017 by stevenh Link to comment
Densha Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 So how many hours a day are you watching this webcam now, Steven? :P Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Muhahaha... I have two monitors at work and, for the most part, my secondary wasn't doing anything. So I have this in theater-mode at half quality until something interesting appears... then I'll rewind and take a snapshot :) As for the 5am videos... Aussie time-zone + 5-hour rewind on Live YouTube does wonders! Just for fun, the Mizukaze appeared again today! 1 Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 That mizukaze is a good looking train. Thanks for sharing all these interesting moments! Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Doctor Yellow returned to Hamamatsu again today. Link to comment
TimWay4 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I love the Dr Yellow, looks good going through the city there :) Link to comment
Kiha66 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Very cool! Are Dr. Yellow movements scheduled or announced in some way? Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) The following site has estimations as to when the train might run: http://www.tabi-o-ji.com/go/topics/20171001_doctor-yellow-october-2017/ I've just updated my timetable here: https://modelrail.otenko.com/japanese-trains/shin-osaka-webcam-timetable But here's the basic options for the Nozomi (のぞみ) appearing on the webcam. I'd recommend you tune in 2-3minutes beforehand. のぞみ 166 - 1354 のぞみ 337 - 1420 のぞみ 386 - 1623 のぞみ 179 - 1613 Edited October 22, 2017 by stevenh Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Not much action this morning on the rails at all thanks to Typhoon Lan. http://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/kinki All services suspended or cancelled. Around 1120am though we've now seen a light DD51 and a very short railset train. Link to comment
westfalen Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, stevenh said: Not much action this morning on the rails at all thanks to Typhoon Lan. http://global.trafficinfo.westjr.co.jp/en/kinki All services suspended or cancelled. Around 1120am though we've now seen a light DD51 and a very short railset train. Typical railway, some poor sods have to keep working through the typhoon. 1 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Two random sightings from this morning... M250 Super Rail Cargo running an hour late. 500 Series Shinkansen arriving into Shin Osaka from Kyoto!? (Or Senrioka Yards) And now the Hikari Railstar? And some workers who bowed to the EF210 light-engine as it bolted past. Edited October 24, 2017 by stevenh 2 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 (edited) The end-of-year School Excursion train was roaming around today. Firstly it came eastbound on the freight lines... Then it ran westbound into ShinOsaka on the Ltd.Express lines... Then it returned eastbound on the Ltd.Express lines. Edited October 25, 2017 by stevenh 1 Link to comment
stevenh Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Double DD51s into Shin Osaka this morning... I'd really love to know where these end up. Would be awesome to get photos of these in Osaka Station itself! Link to comment
velotrain Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 > DD51s into Shin Osaka this morning... I'd really love to know where these end up. A club of ill repute ? Link to comment
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