JR West "Yakumo" limited express, Okayama to Niimi

[Sacto1985]

YouTube poster (and occasional JNS Forum poster! :) ) ISO8.tv recently posted this excellent zenmen tenbou video of the JR West Yakumo limited express train traveling from Okayama to Niimi stations from the rarely-used wide front cab car of a 381 Series EMU:

 

 

This video clearly shows the tilting action of the 381 Series EMU trainset. Pity the video ends at Niimi, for I'd love to have seen the video go all the way to Izumoshi.

[Sacto1985]

I found another tenmen zenbou video using the rarely-used wide front cab car of a 381 Series EMU, but this time the video ends at Yonago Station:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu74e-m584E

[Sacto1985]

An update: here is the first zenmen tenbou video I've seen of a full trip on the Yakumo limited express from Okayama Station all the way to Izumoshi Station. Despite the rain during this trip, you get a good idea of what you'll see during this trip:

 

[miyakoji]

I quite like the rain.  A little more would be good, actually.

[NuclearErick]

i lived in Okayama to be more precise in Saidaiji is 20 mim in the Bansho-Ako line, and in Shimane Oda-Shi as well, i got that train 3 - 6 times i dont remember exacly, but in the sprint and fall in the montains always have snow

[Sacto1985]

By the way, YouTube member HKASAMA (the same one that did that excellent zenmen tenbou video of the trip through the Seikan Tunnel before it was rebuilt for the Hokkaido Shinkansen) just posted a very good zenmen tenbou video of the full trip on the Yakumo train under somewhat better weather conditions: