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A great way to learn about Japanese rail technologies
Japan Railway Journal is an English language program which runs on NHK Television in Japan. It is hosted by Russel and provides a good introduction to the technologies and practices …
Is it really signalling?
Railway Signalling advances, but not very quickly. One of the early papers to the IRSE, presented in 1914, was about a method for using sequences of colour lights to signal …
The future – one week only
It is interesting to reflect that just 52 years ago, something called the “bullet train” started a revolution in rail travel at 200km/hr. One of these first generation trains can …
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. …
Rome wasn’t built in a day
“Rome wasn’t built in a day” or “benefits of thinking outside the square” While it’s true that Rome wasn’t built in a day, the battle to capture Rome during WWII …
