Archive: March 2016
Hokkaido Shinkansen opens
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 March 2016, the first scheduled Shinkansen will run to Hokkaido through the Seikan tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world. In preparation, NHK (Japanese television) has …
The rule of the thumb
Though Rail Engineering is a world full of old timers, there are few remaining who still remember the halcyon days when long experience in practical construction was what defined the …
Copenhagen and bikes
The thing you notice in Copenhagen is the bikes. Next to the outdoor cafes, there are always bikes; because that is how people get to the outdoor cafes of course. …
Nagoya, 2:30pm – not like a Swiss Watch
Nagoya is a city two thirds of the way to Osaka, 366km (101 minutes) out of Tokyo by Shinkansen. We visited Yoko’s cousin there for lunch one day in 2000. …
