There is a prototype for everything... (Japan Rail)

[bill937ca]

[Rarity] A train runs over a convenience store! ?

 

 

[cteno4]

You suckered me into that one bill!

 

jeff

[bill937ca]

2 minutes ago, cteno4 said:

You suckered me into that one bill!

 

jeff

Ha, ha, ha!!!    😁

[railsquid]

Izukyu Resort Odoriko at (checks notes) Takao Station on the Chuo Line in the west of Tokyo? Just pop back in time to 2013:

 

 

[railsquid]

Ever wondered how the trains themselves commute from home to work?
 

 

[bill937ca]

Busy times.  

[Giugiaro]

This is what happens when a local neighborhood isn't served by rail

[railsquid]

No comment.

 

 

[railsquid]

No comment.

 

 

[JR 500系]

On 11/15/2022 at 3:01 PM, railsquid said:

No comment.

 

 

Hey i have that set! I'm glad it's still prototypical to park it at the yard! 

 

Wonder if it comes with inerchangable washing pads and vacuum blades ~

[Giugiaro]

9 more of those, and you basically have a Speno 😂

[Cat]

Well here's a T-Trak module just waiting to happen — Gohoro Station tucked between two tunnel entrances with a shrine tucked in a cave way up the mountain above it!
https://soranews24.com/2022/12/07/we-travel-to-gohoro-station-a-tiny-remote-station-between-tunnels-in-the-mountains-of-hokkaido/

[bill937ca]

JR East station staff dance. Point and call will never be the same again.  And the Suica penguin!

 

 

 

[bill937ca]

Mascots from six railway companies at a Railway Festival!

 

 

[cteno4]

A mascot set would be great for Tomytec to produce as a figure set!

 

jeff

[railsquid]

So you bought a junk E231-0 series in very battered Chuo-Sobu line colours and were wondering how to fix it?

 

 

 

No need to bother.

[JR 500系]

That is certainly in a really bad condition... On another end, there were news of the E231-500 retiring from the Chuo line, yes? I thought i read it somewhere, but it's strange if the 500 sub series retires before the 0 sub series...

Edited December 24, 2022 by JR 500系

[railsquid]

7 minutes ago, JR 500系 said:

On another end, there were news of the E231-500 retiring from the Chuo line, yes? I thought i read it somewhere, but it's strange if the 500 sub series retires before the 0 sub series...

 

I haven't heard anything, and the E231-500s were displaced from the Yamanote Line relatively recently, so I'd imagine it'll be few more years before they need replacing.

[Giugiaro]

It's just vinyl flaking off as the UV exposure damages the sticker.

 

A complete removal of the vinyl and adhesive, some good Trissol do degrease the surface, and a new vinyl can be applied.

 

It's a stainless steel coach. If properly maintained and engineered, they can last a century or more.

[Kamome]

If anyone is going to or has preordered the Nishi-Kyushu shinkansen, be sure to model some matching cleaning carts.

 

Also noticed that car 3 is the worst offending “How many times can I put Kamome on a train” carriage. 

Certainly not many passengers getting on and off.

 

The regular JR station also only had short YC1 units as well as seeing the 2 stars leaving. I assume now there is no other express service from Hakata to Nagasaki other than the relay service to Takeo-Onsen and then getting the shinkansen from there. 

Edited December 29, 2022 by Kamome

[disturbman]

Special @JR 500系, the bus train!

 

 

Edited January 25, 2023 by disturbman

[cteno4]

Oh to be featured on Sammy’s new layout! Wonderful use for some extra busses.

 

jeff

[katoftw]

Akamizu Station on the Hohi Line in Kumamoto, Kyushu.

[Cat]

When is a crossover not a crossover?  When the Minato line removes the old connecting points on their track that hasn't been used in decades, but the Joban Line still has their side in place.  
 
Historically, this crossover has only been used for transferring equipment (from steam to Kihas) sold to/from the Minato Line.  It remains as an operational part of our layout plan:
 

 

[katoftw]

Gotta get those futons dry and aired out.