Season
Season 11 Episode
- Season 2 Seven Stars in Kyushu: The Local Revitalizing Cruise Train
- Season 2 Second Chances for Used Trains in Southeast Asia
- Season 2 Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years Has Taught Us
- Season 2 Superconducting Maglev: The Extreme Speeds of Tomorrow
- Season 2 Ekiben: A True Rail Traveling Companion
- Season 2 Premium Express Shimakaze: A Train of Dreams to Reality
- Season 2 The Cat Stationmaster Who Rescued a Railway
- Season 2 New Generation Express: Journey to Speed and Comfortability
- Season 2 The Future of Rail Freight Transport
- Season 2 Kyoto Railway Museum: The Story of Rail Transport in Japan
- Season 2 Light Rail Vehicles: Modern Trams Reshaping Urban Transit
- Season 2 Keikyu: The Strive for World-Class Rail Operation
- Season 2 World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations
- Season 2 Railways Back on Track: Six Months After the Kumamoto Earthquakes
- Season 2 Future Prospects Made in the Past: JR East's Steam Loco Strategy
- Season 2 Picking Up the Pace: JR Shikoku's Tactics for Survival
- Season 2 The Seeds of Success: Kyoto's Sagano Scenic Railway
Japan Railway Journal - Season 2 Episode 13 World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations
8.00 28 minutes In 1964, the Tokaido Shinkansen was introduced as the "Dream Super Express". Since then, it has transported over 5.5 billion passengers. The almighty high-speed vehicle is known for its accuracy, which its delay time per car set is only 0.2 minutes. Also, it's known for the comfort of the ride and safety; no fatal accidents had happened for the last 52 years. The Shinkansen has such accomplishment due to the support of people behind the scenes. See the latest technology used during the maintenance procedure which is conducted overnight and then meet "Dr.Yellow", a train created especially for inspection of tracks and overhead lines.
