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New JR West DEC741 Track Inspection Train


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Interesting looking train.  I like that they used the blue/yellow livery from the various KUMOYA types.  Think they installed enough cameras?  It can read a newspaper in Kyoto... from Kobe.

 

The news.mynavi.jp and railf.jp links below says that it's in a testing phase and they'll use it for actual inspection in 2025!  It might take them that long to sort out all the cameras.

 

by Masaharu Aono

 

by Sankei News

 

https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20211027-dec741/

https://railf.jp/news/2021/10/27/175000.html

 

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Links are a bit contradictory, the first one mentions that the overhead track equipment diagnosis system will be used starting April 2022, whereas the track equipment diagnosis system, which is not yet installed, will be used starting 2025. I don't think they are talking about a three/four year tryout period. In any case, what would need more serious work is the diagnosis AI, and they seem to have it more or less ready.

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