It is true that Japanese railways have many crossings. However, there are endless fences on both sides of the tracks, making them more closed off than European railways. I have heard that new drivers get their hands completely worn out, no joke.
A very nice trip on an interesting, varied route - with wonderfully soft sunlight and optimal image quality - thank you very much 🙏! At first I thought that the driver's cab on this railcar series was on the right-hand side because you could often see a section of a head with a hat and glasses first, and then later even the whole person for a short time... 🤔🙄 But then an arm with a white glove kept appearing in the picture from the left and pointing to something outside the window - just like Japanese locomotive drivers do, as I've already learned in many of your videos... ☺️ So the actual locomotive driver must have been sitting on the left as always (similar to left-hand traffic in Japan and the signals and signs also to the left of the track)! 😊 The person on the right was probably just a companion or an instructor - I've seen the same thing during trainspotting sessions off the track in my home country: one person was probably a new train driver and the second person was an observed or experienced train driver who gave the last important instructions on this track... 😌 Best wishes and have a nice weekend 👋
Your deduction is correct. Following the British example, Japanese trains drive on the left side of the road, and as a rule, the driver's cab is on the left side. On this day, the new driver sat on the left and the veteran sat on the right. In Japan, it is customary to call this instructor "master." Apparently, when a driver becomes fully trained, his peers sometimes ask him, "Who is your master?" This "apprenticeship system" has survived on Japanese trains, and so it seems that masters raise their apprentices either strictly or kindly.
Minor note; Where were the station markers? You generally have them,so why the omission?? Good video,beautifully laid out line,and really highspeed! Thank you 😇 😊!
I don't know why station names are not displayed at the ends of the platforms in this section. Of course, there are station names displayed for passengers in the center of the platform, and the drivers practice driving many times before they become fully trained, so they are familiar with the names of the stations, as well as the curves and gradients.
At Tochigi Station (last scene), the train seen on the left has a stainless steel body with additional green and orange lines, i.e. the same color scheme as the Tokaido Line trains.
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great video Joaquim Antunes São Paulo Brasil
Enjoy your cab rides in Japan. Keep them coming and thanks for the effort you do.
A typical Japanese countryside road.
Thnx for the great video. I really enjoy them.
Thank you!
Lovly sunny day like it is in Syndey today. Spring has finally got here I hope! 🏳🌈
It is getting colder day by day in Japan. The winds that blow during this time are called "kogarashi" - the winds that wither trees.
so many level crossings - unimaginable in Germany!
the driver must get stiff muscle in his left arm 😉
It is true that Japanese railways have many crossings. However, there are endless fences on both sides of the tracks, making them more closed off than European railways. I have heard that new drivers get their hands completely worn out, no joke.
A very nice trip on an interesting, varied route - with wonderfully soft sunlight and optimal image quality - thank you very much 🙏!
At first I thought that the driver's cab on this railcar series was on the right-hand side because you could often see a section of a head with a hat and glasses first, and then later even the whole person for a short time... 🤔🙄
But then an arm with a white glove kept appearing in the picture from the left and pointing to something outside the window - just like Japanese locomotive drivers do, as I've already learned in many of your videos... ☺️
So the actual locomotive driver must have been sitting on the left as always (similar to left-hand traffic in Japan and the signals and signs also to the left of the track)! 😊
The person on the right was probably just a companion or an instructor - I've seen the same thing during trainspotting sessions off the track in my home country: one person was probably a new train driver and the second person was an observed or experienced train driver who gave the last important instructions on this track... 😌
Best wishes and have a nice weekend 👋
Your deduction is correct. Following the British example, Japanese trains drive on the left side of the road, and as a rule, the driver's cab is on the left side. On this day, the new driver sat on the left and the veteran sat on the right. In Japan, it is customary to call this instructor "master." Apparently, when a driver becomes fully trained, his peers sometimes ask him, "Who is your master?" This "apprenticeship system" has survived on Japanese trains, and so it seems that masters raise their apprentices either strictly or kindly.
Minor note; Where were the station markers? You generally have them,so why the omission?? Good video,beautifully laid out line,and really highspeed! Thank you 😇 😊!
I don't know why station names are not displayed at the ends of the platforms in this section. Of course, there are station names displayed for passengers in the center of the platform, and the drivers practice driving many times before they become fully trained, so they are familiar with the names of the stations, as well as the curves and gradients.
At final scene on left.
Tokaido Line colours ?
At Tochigi Station (last scene), the train seen on the left has a stainless steel body with additional green and orange lines, i.e. the same color scheme as the Tokaido Line trains.