Mudkip Orange Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyC-rRmbQZY This guy's got two 16-car 700 series Shinkansens, the full 16-car SuperRailCargo, the full 10+5 E531 Joban, a 23-car mixed freight (mostly JRF intermodal), multiple blue trains, an entire Imperial train, and several other commuter/express variants. Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks for the vid. The layout seems quite impressive and his roster is definately impressive, so huge. Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 And a nice on-board vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jf6Y_cE-Yo Link to comment
NozomiFan Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 This guy must have a big wallet. What are the "Blue Trains" that Mudkip was talking about? Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 The "blue trains" are the generic japanese sleeper trains. They are called like that because the coaches are blue. You can spot some running in the background in the middle/end of the first video. Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 That's a blue train: Link to comment
bill937ca Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Blue Trains are currently being discontinued all over Japan because of declining ridership over the last 20 years. Several major Shinkansen extensions are due to open over the next few years which would further accelerate ridership declines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Train_%28Japan%29 Link to comment
to2leo Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I can understand because those blue trains give you a very rough ride, it jerked and squealed all through the night when I took them last November. But I do understand the sentimental value of them in many Japanese rail fans' eyes. Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 They are not discontinued because the trains are old and the ride very rough (evven if it can play a role) but because HST make them kind of obsolete and are (usualy) a lot more profitable. With the speed up journeys offered by HST you don't really need to spend the night in a train anymore. But I'm wondering are the Cassiopea and the Sunrise Express more confortable than the generic blue trains? Link to comment
to2leo Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 They are not discontinued because the trains are old and the ride very rough (evven if it can play a role) but because HST make them kind of obsolete and are (usualy) a lot more profitable. With the speed up journeys offered by HST you don't really need to spend the night in a train anymore. But I'm wondering are the Cassiopea and the Sunrise Express more confortable than the generic blue trains? Cassiopea and Sunrise are very comfortable trains. Sunrise is EMU like ICE-T or Shinkansen. As a result, you hardly ever feel anything when you are sleeping. Link to comment
Guest ___ Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Blue Trains are currently being discontinued all over Japan because of declining ridership over the last 20 years. Several major Shinkansen extensions are due to open over the next few years which would further accelerate ridership declines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Train_%28Japan%29 Overnight buses have helped a lot too in killing the ridership as they cost much less than blue trains to operate, maintain, and stff. The ticket prices are very appealing to customers as well. Link to comment
NozomiFan Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 So, whats going to replace the Blue Trains? Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Most likely, nothing. Link to comment
to2leo Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 So, whats going to replace the Blue Trains? Toyoko Inn! There's almost one at every JR station now! Link to comment
EWS60008 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 That is a nice layout, shame I cannot win the Euromillion's otherwise I would have a layout like that although it would be similar and the Japanese equivilent to the Minature Wunterland in Germany. Link to comment
Mudkip Orange Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Sunrise is EMU like ICE-T Really? Link to comment
bill937ca Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I can understand because those blue trains give you a very rough ride, it jerked and squealed all through the night when I took them last November. But I do understand the sentimental value of them in many Japanese rail fans' eyes. I guess so with this crew. Link to comment
to2leo Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 hahaha Ice T Nah, it is the German Version! @bill937a, yes it does feel that way at every single stop along the way from Kyoto to Amori. It got to the point that I was preparing for the jerk so that I won't hit the wall every time it started. I gave up in the end and just put an extra pillow against the wall. Link to comment
disturbman Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 hahaha Ice T Nah, it is the German Version! You mean like him? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhCDAMpY1TU Link to comment
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