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Yamanote Line
Inner-Loop (Harajuku~Shibuya)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahYnsX9QT4
This video shows you how it look like to travel in a
Yamanote Line train. Notice that the train travel at the fastest
speed it can go at it's section, which is around 75km/h. Train
enter station at 65km/h due a curve right before the station,
in which the train brakes automatically according to the ATC
restriction. To those who think this train is driven in auto due
to near-perfect braking sequence without releasing brake,
sorry to disappoint you but this is driven in full manual
mode.
Yamanote Line
Outer-Loop (Yoyogi~Shinjuku)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuezEjYDSFs
This video shows you the in-train announcement when
approaching Shinjuku from Yoyogi in a Yamanote Line train. Shinjuku
station is an extremely big and busy station serving at least 3
million passengers daily with over 200 exits and 38 platforms
in total! (22 above ground and 16 underground). The train map shown
in the train only consist of the JR East portion, excluding the
rest. Note that there's two LCD above the train doors, one is the
train status information and the other is used for
advertisments.
Motor
sound of 2 different train coupled together
(8+4 car configuration)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmzg7F58Tsk
For the impatient ones, please fast forward the video to
1:40, where the main point is. Notice that when the train arrive,
you would hear a familiar motor sound also found in Singapore
(Except the one in the video sounds many times more fantastic).
Then suddenly you'll hear another motor sound which is completely
different!
3 individual
train coupled together in revenue service (4+4+4 car
configuration)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh8Wmmq3DkE
Notice that the train is a pretty old train? Yes it is!
This train has been in revenue service since 1959. Though it look
old, but it's condition is still in top notch! This video is taken
in the morning rush hour, which explains the crowd at the platform.
The first 8-car which has been coupled together as 4+4 car
configuration arrives and shortly after, another 4-car train
follows and couple with the first 8-car to form a 12-car train. As
an additional information, all cars in this train are motorized.
Meaning it's in a 12M0T configuration. Though it's "fully
motorized", the acceleration of the train is still pretty slow at
90km/h upwards (about 1km/h/s) as it's using an "outdated
technology" motor and each cars weigh about 35,000kg! This train is
designed to run at 120km/h though it runs at 110km/h max during
revenue service. Trains on this line runs on standard gauge like
our MRT lines but runs at a max speed of 120km/h including at road
crossing!
Train Passing
Station @ 130km/h with Musical Horn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te7CMlv5jZc
Train passing station at 130km/h with a musical horn!
Just as an additional information, this train is running on narrow
gauge and there are many other more train in Japan with
musical horn other than this one!
I like the train with musical horn.
