10 Season
153 Episode
Japan Railway Journal - Season 3 Episode 18 Safeguarding the System: Maintaining JR Central's Conventional Line
JR Central, which operates the Japanese high-speed "Tokaido Shinkansen", also operates 12 conventional lines totaling 1,420km. To ensure stable operation, state-of-the-art equipment is used for maintenance, such as the line inspection vehicle "Dr. Tokai", which inspects tracks down to 0.1mm using a two-dimensional laser. Discover how conventional lines are maintained, then meet the specialists who detect deterioration of iron bridges by making full use of their experience and their 5 senses.
- Year : 2024
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword : train, railroad, train travel, train station, railway history, railway, bullet trains, japanese train
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- Cast : Ryo Takagi