JR Hokkaido Type KIHA183-5000 diesel car Extra limited express "Hokuto No.65" Departure Hakodate st. AM9:30 Arrival Ōnumakōen st. AM9:53 This train's terminal is Sapporo st. Continuation of this video is ↓↓↓ • 【前展望】臨時特急北斗６５号 大沼公園～長万部
Notice how clean everything is, both the train and the neighborhoods it's going through....... Japan... a country of people with respect for where they live.
I am in Colorado and I have NO IDEA why this was suggested to me 7 years after it was uploaded but I'm glad it was. I put it on my big screen T.V. and watching it while I drank my morning coffee. I hope to find more videos of other trains traveling through places I've never been.
As usual, YT recommendations is working a little strange. As you may notice, this video is shown for many Russian viewers for some reason. But this videos are some kind strangely satisfying especially in the middle of a night. So thanks for the video
I'm a trainee train driver in Scotland...great watching how it's done in other countries, find it really interesting! Times are pretty tight where I drive, often you get maybe 20 seconds at a station and no guard, do it all yourself, sometimes cameras, sometimes mirrors, sometimes just looking back out the window. Love that they point at/salute all the signals. I'd love a view like that though.
You can't really hear it in this video but conductors also call out the signs and signals as they pass, it's mandatory as part of the awareness and attentiveness guidance.
We always acknowledge the restrictive signals, it's drilled into us in training to acknowledge and react verbally and physically to restrictive signals, eg "single yellow, red ahead". I'll know how many signals are between stations and where abouts they are, too so you know where you are in the dark/snow/fog etc. All just a tiny part of the job 😁
is the driver searching the next city on google maps with the box on its right hand ? is he signing to camera with his finger ? at 3025 is it the sound of the turn signal ? ;-)
At least this is better than being on a steam excursion trip with pedophiles watching children going in and out of carriage toilets.I have never seen such a bunch of weirdos as some so called steam "enthusiasts"
As I understand it Japanese drivers are trained to point at and say out loud subsidiary and caution signals to confirm they have read and understood the signal sequence correctly (not sure regarding green signals) I believe they do the same for speed restrictions as well. I work on the UK railway system and I did hear once upon a time that some UK TOCS were considering training their drivers to follow a similar principle.
@@TheNightcorelover420 He is checking, lights, and other indications with his checklist...it's a form of training to not miss things and avoid danger...I work in japan and we use a lot of these gestures. if you only use vision to check things, it will increase the chance of missing things. Also its a form of training to not be complacent. for example: pilots in the plane use pointing and holding the buttons to check things along with vision and verbal cues, military men use gestures in operations, etc...
30 minutos passeando de trem no Japão, pelo interior do país, estações simples nas quais parou mas bem conservadas e limpas...gostei do passeio, me convide de novo!!
i dont know why but for me this looks like one of the best job ever, i mean look at that view along the way i would never be bored japan has fantastic railroad one of the worlds best
In the US a lot of passenger trains share tracks owned by the companies that operate freight trains. While legally the passenger trains must be given priority this usually does not happen and the rule is not enforced at all. This creates many delays while passenger trains wait for freight traffic, which does not have set schedules and is thus unpredictable, to clear. Sections that are owned by passenger train companies are usually in disrepair (see the ancient bridges on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor) causing delays there as well.
A chilling route, seems like a decent place to be a machinist.. Or should i say machine-ished :P I bet that he makes little to no mistakes with his "I've seen you sign" move. Nice work. Great recommendation :D
@@manatag7 Helps maintain focus and confirms the trackside signs signals mentally. Altogether, an important step when it comes to safety. Many railway companies used to employ this practice but seems to have died out nowadays. Not in Japan though!
( trandriver myself ) As our systems updates, and it has.. we have no signals left along the railline on parts of our rails.. it has been transfered into the trains computer. This makes it impossible to pass "stop" or drive above the speedlimit.. the train will be pulled to an emergensy stop if the driver fail to stop the train or drive to fast. But other parts of our track we still have the old "red and green" lights, but we dont point the out while driving. Yet, when we have a second person in the cabin, we do point "stop" and "lowerspeed restrictions" out for each others, because on the old rail lines, there are no safety build into the trains.. so we can drive passed red ligts and speed if we want !!.. the system only work on the "new rail lines".
It would be interesting to see some actual scientific research about the effectiveness of that habit. Just saying.. I haven't seen airplane pilots or truck drivers using that. Also I don't think it's in wide use here in Finland amongst train drivers nor do they "make so god damn many mistakes". Note that I'm not challenging your answers or idea here. I am doubting the idea "they use it to avoid mistakes" rather I'd say "they are practicing this because they BELIEVE it to be significant in reducing mistakes".
Nice. 2.38 errors per 100 actions minus 85% reduction is what..one mistake less? What does it even mean? I mean if counted for example as a lost human lifes or as a cost of damaged material. I bet most of the catastrophic accidents don't give a shit about pointing a sign. Anyways.. I'm happy they have at least strong feeling of doing at least something.. And yes.. Thank you.
Scenery and buildings almost look familiar, could be any number of places... I'm guessing the driver is acknowledging various cameras all the way and either singling everything is fine...? Very enjoyable and interesting video, thank you !
Various things he needs to acknowledge in the proper operation of the train, any of which could have catastrophic consequences if ignored. It's a very good system of mental discipline when not dotting an i or crossing a t can kill people. Most of what he's pointing at are signals.
@@phillip_mcguinness7025 Thank you, mate... despite their size, trains need to be operated with great precision and awareness, as noted by the driver's checking the timetable, which I assume must be adhered to precisely, it is Japan too, after all ... I wouldn't think driving a passenger train would be for the feint fo heart...
О! Земляки! Не ожидал вас здесь увидеть, думал тут сплошные иероглифы будут. Спасибо объяснившим по поводу пальце-показательного жеста - тоже был в непонятках "А зачем?".
Pointing and calling is a method in occupational safety for avoiding mistakes by pointing at important indicators and verbally calling out their status
It's a safety thing, it's called "point and call". It's supposed to help avoid mistakes. I actually do it when I'm cooking because I'm always afraid I've left the stove on so I point and say "The stove is off!" 😂
I think there are CCTVs along the route, driver must point when sees one. So its recorded that his level concetration remains high (not sleepy, daydreaming, etc..)
