Cassiopeia DVD

[Matteo_IT]

Hello everybody,

I'm a new user here!

I'm an italain train driver and I woul know if somebody can tell me if exist a DVD about Cassiopeia night train, as I love this model (I have the complete train including 2 differents electric locos and 2 diesel locos).

Does it's possible know some shop that ship japanese DVDs, hopefully in Europe?

Many thanks for your answer!

Matteo.

[miyakoji]

Unfortunately, I don't know of any DVDs.  Do you want a view from the driver's station?  Several hours of the journey are at night, that part of the video might not be very interesting .  Useful search terms would be: カシオペア 寝台特急 列車 DVD.  You could also try those on youtube and see what you get.  Like this, for example:

 

 

That's a view from the observation car at the end, from Ueno to Omiya.

[bikkuri bahn]

Funny, just this summer Kellogg's was putting free present Cassiopeia DVD's in their breakfast cereals.  Aimed at children, of course, but you can't complain for the price.

 

try this for youtube clips

[Matteo_IT]

Many thanks... but, there are nothing in english?

I found this:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%A4%9C%E8%A1%8C%E5%88%97%E8%BB%8A%E3%81%AE%E6%97%85%E8%B7%AF%E3%81%A8%E4%BB%8A%E6%98%94%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E-DVD-BOOK-%E5%AE%9D%E5%B3%B6MOOK-DVD%E4%BB%98/dp/4796672818/ref=pd_cp_d_1/377-3552722-6289813

but it's in japanese...

For example there are a lot of DVDs for USA and UK trains in various e-shops...

Does someone know some japanese shops where buy DVDs?

[bikkuri bahn]

Good luck finding anything in English about Japanese trains on DVD.  The market isn't there, and likely never will. I find youtube has decent enough quality from the better amateur contributors (sometimes rivals the professionals like Vicom or Terapro).  If you have questions about content/what's being said, etc., just ask on this forum. I assume you already know, but Japanese DVDs use the NTSC format rather than PAL/SECAM, so you have to have equipment that plays that format. Thankfully, railway DVDs are usually region code free.

[bill937ca]

The only DVD I have that covered JR sleeping trains was the 90s Railroad Island. Its an US produced English language DVD.

 

http://www.historicrail.com/product_info.po?ID=9912&product=Videos&category=railroads&subcategory=Overseas

[bill937ca]

The only DVD I have that covered JR sleeping trains was the 90s Railroad Island. Its an US produced English language DVD.

 

http://www.historicrail.com/product_info.po?ID=9912&product=Videos&category=railroads&subcategory=Overseas

 

I watched this video again.  It was filmed in the spring of 1997. It covers Shinkansens (Series 200, Series 300, Series 500, Max), preserved steam, local trains in Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku, the Hokutosei, Twilight Express blue trains (but not the Cassiopeia) plus an over view of the Tokyo train scene. There is footage inside coaches, dining cars and blue train cars.  90 minutes.

 

EDIT: it includes footage inside the now retired Yume Kukan coaches operated on some  Hokutosei blue trains at that time

 

This link is the same video on sale but its a VHS copy.

 

http://www.historicrail.com/product_info.po?ID=3002&product=Videos&category=railroads&subcategory=Overseas