'Japan's Slowest Train'

[Claude_Dreyfus]

An interesting little clip from the BBC...

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8700327.stm

[bill937ca]

Those 762mm gauge (30 inch) electrics look small enough to fit in a backyard!!

[miyakoji]

Nice.  This railway was featured in episode 30 of FujiTV's Minna no Tetsudou.  Also, I think Kintetsu has two short lines in Mie that are 762mm.

[scott]

A million people a year?!?

 

I'm not sure a million people ride Amtrak in a year. :-)

[Hobby Dreamer]

Thanks Claude for posting this interesting video!

 

Another side of Japan we don't see often..

[David]

A million people a year?!?

 

I'm not sure a million people ride Amtrak in a year. :-)

 

And 20km/h isn't that slow by Amtrak standards either - especially when you're stuck behind a 17mph (27kph) never-scheduled freight train that gets priority.

[marknewton]

Also, I think Kintetsu has two short lines in Mie that are 762mm.

 

Well, one short line with a shorter branch!    Yokkaichi to Utsube, and the branch is from Hinaga to Nishi-hino. The much longer Hokusei line is now owned by the Sangi Railway.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[Tecchan]

My grandpa told me about a train line in Poland (not sure) that uses a gauge of 40cm(!!).

 

But this one looks interesting, especially if the rebuild some parts of it each year.