Search executed on: 14 November 2024.
- Mobile handsets with "FeliCa" smart card function
[Resource 333] Japan plans mobile phone pay plan, BBC News Online 27/10/03
(Page published 31 Oct 2003)
- Repeat orders of Series 78
(Tobu's Series 5000 memo)
The repeat orders of Series 78 continues.
However, by 1960, the fleet was already desperately old and obsolete.
(Page published 21 Oct 2003)
- Two London Underground trains derail within 48 hours
[Resource 329] Second Tube train derailed, BBC News Online 19/10/2003
(Page published 20 Oct 2003)
- Birmingham's "Railway Revolutions"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 11)
The "innovated" Cross Country InterCity trains,
and West Coast Route Modernisation project in trouble.
Network Rail, who takes over British railways from the bankrupt
predecessor Railtrack, will have grim future...
(Page published 12 Oct 2003)
- Class 165 Diesel multiple unit "Network Turbo" of Chiltern Railways
[Photo 323] Date this photo is taken: 10 November 2002
(Page published 12 Oct 2003)
- Semaphore signal at Banbury Station
[Photo 322] Date this photo is taken: 10 November 2002
(Page published 12 Oct 2003)
- The driving van trailer used on West Coast Main Line
[Photo 321] Date this photo is taken: 17 November 2002
(Page published 12 Oct 2003)
- The side view of the driving cab of Class 221 "Super Voyager"
[Photo 320] Date this photo is taken: 10 November 2002
(Page published 12 Oct 2003)
- Class 221 Diesel multiple unit "Super Voyager" at Banbury Station
[Photo 319] Date this photo is taken: 10 November 2002
(Page published 12 Oct 2003)
- Jarvis to pull out of rail maintenance
[Resource 328] Jarvis quits rail maintenance, BBC 10/10/2003
(Page published 10 Oct 2003)
- Chuo Line in Tokyo closed for 8 hours because of prolonged engineering work
[Resource 325] Chuo Line disruption, leader comment, Mainichi Shimbun 30/9/03
(Page published 1 Oct 2003, last updated 4 Oct 2003)
- CTRL first phase official opening
[Resource 318] High-speed Channel rail link opens, BBC Online 16/9/03
(Page published 16 Sep 2003)
- New obligations for Japanese HGVs to fit speed limiters
[Resource 307] HGVs in Japan now obliged to fit speed limiters (in Japanese), Japan Trucking Association 18/8/2003
(Page published 4 Sep 2003)
- Seventeen railway operators in greater Tokyo area set new standards in mobile phone "manners"
[Resource 306] New standard to our advice on using your mobile phone on board (in Japanese), Keio Railway News Release 29/8/03
(Page published 3 Sep 2003)
- A Class 313 emu with North London Line
[Photo 304] Date this photo is taken: 29 June 2003
(Page published 1 Sep 2003)
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum
[Photo 303] Date this photo is taken: 29 June 2003
(Page published 1 Sep 2003, last updated 3 Sep 2003)
- At Devil's Bridge Station, Vale of Rheidol Railway
[Photo 296] Date this photo is taken: 25 August 2003
(Page published 27 Aug 2003)
- No. 9 locomotive "Prince of Wales" of Vale of Rheidol Railway
[Photo 295] Date this photo is taken: 25 August 2003
(Page published 27 Aug 2003)
- Introduction of Series 7330
(Tobu's Series 5000 memo)
In 1953, Tobu introduces 7330,
the first commuting cars newly built by private railways
in Japan that came with 20-metre car body.
The design, however, was with only minor modifications to Series 73.
(Page published 20 Aug 2003)
- Series 100 bullet train to be withdrawn from Tokaido Shinkansen services
[Resource 291] Series 100 to be withdrawn from Tokaido Shinkansen (in Japanese), Asahi.com 14/8/03
(Page published 16 Aug 2003)
- Speed restrictions imposed on British national rail because of summer heat
[Resource 289] Heatwave causes rail disruption, BBC News Online 4/8/03
(Page published 5 Aug 2003)
- Common IC card ticket system for railways and buses around Kanto region
[Resource 288] An IC card ticket will improve railways and buses in Kanto region (in Japanese), JR East press release 28/7/03
(Page published 31 Jul 2003)
- New British rail speed record on CTRL (Channel Tunnel Rail Link)
[Resource 287] Train smashes speed record, BBC News Online 30/7/03
(Page published 30 Jul 2003)
- Limited Express "Kamome" derails
[Resource 286] Limited Express "Kamome" derailment (in Japanese), Yahoo! Japan local topics
(Page published 24 Jul 2003)
- "Cool the Tube!" -- the funny ideas
[Resource 285] Your ideas to cool the Tube (and win £100k), BBC News Online 23/7/03.
(Page published 23 Jul 2003)
- Amarube Viaduct to be replaced by a new prestressed concrete bridge?
[Resource 262] Takei, Preserve Amarube Viaduct and the landscape (in Japanese), Mainichi Interactive 3/7/2003
(Page published 4 Jul 2003)
- Forth Bridges -- the contrast of "Road" and "Rail"
[Photo 261] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 1 Jul 2003)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- cantilever truss, southernmost section
[Photo 259] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 28 Jun 2003)
- Connex to lose franchise as TOC in the south east of London
[Resource 258] 'Shocked' Connex considers next move, BBC News Online 27/6/03
(Page published 28 Jun 2003)
- New Shinkansen emus of JR Central and JR West
[Resource 257] New Shinkansen emus (Series N700) for Tokaido and San'yo Shinkansen (in Japanese), JR Central News Release 27/6/03
(Page published 27 Jun 2003)
- "Ration" of National Railway's Series 63 emus to private railways
(Tobu's Series 5000 memo)
The pre-history of Series 78, predecessor of Series 5000 --
Series 63 emus that the Ministry of Transport "rationed"
the private railway companies in the period of postwar chaos.
(Page published 27 Jun 2003)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- southern connecting tower between the cantilever truss and side spans
[Photo 254] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 24 Jun 2003)
- Nose-suspension drives
(Tobu's Series 5000 memo)
The focus of interest towards Tobu's Series 5000 -- nose suspension
drives, with technical explanation.
(Page published 18 Jun 2003)
- Tobu Railway Series 5000 emus -- a memorandum
Tobu Railway's Series 5000 emus, now reaching the end of life.
The page is dedicated to them, written in the UK some 10,000 miles
away, without a photograph.
(Page published 18 Jun 2003, last updated 21 Oct 2003)
- British rail statistics -- no improvements in performance index
[Resource 250] Rail records another dismal year, BBC News Online 16/6/03
(Page published 18 Jun 2003)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- southern side spans
[Photo 249] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 14 Jun 2003)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- the view from South Queensferry
[Photo 248] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 13 Jun 2003)
- Virgin Trains' "Voyager" over the Forth Rail Bridge
[Photo 243] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 1 Jun 2003)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- another view from Road Bridge
[Photo 242] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 31 May 2003)
- The web site of London Transport Museum
[Resource 233] London's Transport Museum (Home Page)
(Page published 21 May 2003)
- "The museums of railways"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 10)
Apparently one of the outstanding features of British rail culture
is the extensive activity of preservation, that can be experienced
when you take ride on any of the preserved railways or trains, or
when you visit one of the railway museums. Absolutely superb!
(Page published 21 May 2003)
- "Shakespeare Express", waiting for departure at Stratford-upon-Avon Station
[Photo 231] Date this photo is taken: 8 September 2002
(Page published 20 May 2003)
- Class 91 Locomotive, dwelling at York Station
[Photo 218] Date this photo is taken: 14 September 2002
(Page published 20 May 2003)
- The display at "Birmingham Railway Museum"
[Photo 217] Date this photo is taken: 1 September 2002
(Page published 20 May 2003)
- The web site of Severn Valley Railway
[Resource 229] Severn Valley Railway Home Page
(Page published 19 May 2003)
- The web site of Vintage Trains
[Resource 226] Vintage Trains Web Site
(Page published 19 May 2003)
- My private tourists' guide to Birmingham
This document was prepared for colleagues of JRGS (Japanese Researchers' and
Graduate students' Society), yet another Japanese expatriates' society here
in the UK. Well, I will publish this document in the hope that the City wins
the "Capital of Culture" bid.
(Page published 19 May 2003, last updated 5 Jun 2003)
- Home page of Black Country Living Museum
[Resource 216] Black Country Living Museum Home Page
(Page published 15 May 2003)
- "The Road Train" linking between York Minster and NRM
[Photo 213] Date this photo is taken: 14 September 2002
(Page published 14 May 2003)
- The goods entrance to the Great Hall, National Railway Museum in York
[Photo 212] Date this photo is taken: 14 September 2002
(Page published 14 May 2003)
- The displays at London Transport Museum
[Photo 208] Date this photo is taken: 26 August 2002
(Page published 13 May 2003)
- Home page of West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority (WMPTA)
[Resource 206] West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority Home Page
(Page published 13 May 2003)
- Home Page of Travel West Midlands, the bus operator
[Resource 205] Travel West Midlands Home Page
(Page published 12 May 2003)
- The facade of London Transport Museum
[Photo 203] Date this photo is taken: 26 August 2002
(Page published 11 May 2003)
- Chiltern Railways Home Page
[Resource 201] Chiltern Railways Home Page
(Page published 10 May 2003)
- The official opening of Birmingham's SkyRail
On Birmingham's new people mover "Sky Rail", linking between
Birmingham Airport passenger terminal building and Birmingham International
railway station.
I have been there to take a ride on the day of its official opening.
(Page published 5 May 2003, last updated 14 May 2003)
- A view from inside Birmingham's Sky Rail (2)
[Photo 195] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 29 Apr 2003)
- Railway station side concourse of Sky Rail, Birmingham (2)
[Photo 197] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 28 Apr 2003, last updated 29 Apr 2003)
- Railway station side concourse of Sky Rail, Birmingham
[Photo 196] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 28 Apr 2003, last updated 29 Apr 2003)
- A view from inside Birmingham's Sky Rail
[Photo 194] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 5 Apr 2003)
- The vehicle of Sky Rail in Birmingham as it approaches airport terminal
[Photo 193] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 4 Apr 2003, last updated 30 Apr 2003)
- Airport side concourse of Sky Rail, Birmingham
[Photo 192] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 14 Mar 2003)
- The vehicle of Birmingham's Sky Rail -- just after departure from airport terminal
[Photo 191] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 14 Mar 2003)
- The side view of Sky Rail vehicle
[Photo 190] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 14 Mar 2003)
- Birmingham's SkyRail -- official opening (2)
[Photo 189] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 13 Mar 2003)
- Birmingham's SkyRail -- official opening
[Photo 188] Date this photo is taken: 7 March 2003
(Page published 13 Mar 2003)
- Toyama-ko and Kibi Lines to be converted to light rail transit?
[Resource 187] Tramways: JR West to convert rural lines to LRTs in Toyama and Okayama (in Japanese), Yahoo! News 27/2/03
(Page published 5 Mar 2003, last updated 13 Mar 2003)
- University of Birmingham's Rail Centre -- example press coverage
[Resource 186] University to head national rail centre, BBC News Online 25/2/2003
(Page published 27 Feb 2003)
- "Holiday on the Canal Boat"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 9)
The joy of a holiday on the canal boat at Llangollen, where Pontcysyllte
Aqueduct is located. In Birmingham "the Canal City", redevelopment that
changed the canalside to a beautiful sight.
(Page published 27 Feb 2003, last updated 20 May 2003)
- Rail Research UK
[Resource 185] Birmingham at the Controls of New Rail Research Centre, University of Birmingham Press release 25/2/2003
(Page published 26 Feb 2003, last updated 27 Feb 2003)
- The Railway Research Centre at Birmingham University
[Resource 184] The Railway Research Centre at Birmingham, Home page
(Page published 26 Feb 2003)
- Arson attack in the subway of Daegu, South Korea
[Resource 183] Anger mounts over Korean fire, BBC News Online 20/2/03
(Page published 22 Feb 2003)
- "The Usage of Electricity"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 8)
In UK, you can enjoy cheap electricity in your house,
while the electrification is far from complete on railways.
I do feel something's wrong...
(Page published 17 Feb 2003)
- The interior of "Clubman"
[Photo 175] Date this photo is taken: 21 September 2001
(Page published 15 Feb 2003, last updated 17 Feb 2003)
- Clubman Diesel multiple unit of Chiltern Railways
[Photo 174] Date this photo is taken: 21 September 2001
(Page published 15 Feb 2003, last updated 16 Feb 2003)
- London Marylebone Station
[Photo 173] Date this photo is taken: 21 September 2001
(Page published 14 Feb 2003)
- Diesel train running on the electrified section
[Photo 172] Date this photo is taken: 8 June 2002
(Page published 12 Feb 2003)
- Class 323 electric multiple unit train, running along Worcester and Birmingham Canal
[Photo 160] Date this photo is taken: 8 June 2002
(Page published 31 Jan 2003, last updated 10 Feb 2003)
- Derailment in London Underground
[Resource 158] Tube shutdown prolongs commuter chaos, BBC online 28/1/03
(Page published 31 Jan 2003)
- Roof of a double-decker bus sliced off by hitting a tree
[Resource 155] Bus roof sliced off by tree, BBC News Online 3/12/02
(Page published 4 Dec 2002)
- Forth Road Bridge -- onto the footpath
[Photo 146] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 29 Nov 2002)
- Fog falling on the town of North Queensferry
[Photo 145] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 28 Nov 2002)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- about to be hidden by the fog
[Photo 144] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 28 Nov 2002)
- "Human Cantilever" model of the Forth Rail Bridge
[Photo 143] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 27 Nov 2002)
- Derailment at West Ealing, Great Western Main Line
[Resource 142] Joint failure blamed for derailment, BBC News Online 25/11/02
(Page published 26 Nov 2002)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- from North Queensferry (second shot)
[Photo 137] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 24 Nov 2002)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- side view of the whole of northern side spans
[Photo 136] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 24 Nov 2002)
- "The Portals to Birmingham"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 7)
With its portals centreing around New Street Station,
is Birmingham to compete with London?
Well, National Football Stadium bid was a failure, though...
(Page published 24 Nov 2002, last updated 17 Feb 2003)
- Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH web page
[Resource 134] DCC - Doppelmayr CABLE Car, web page
(Page published 22 Nov 2002)
- DCC, new people-mover linking Birmingham Airport and railway station
[Photo 112] Date this photo is taken: 18 June 2002
(Page published 21 Nov 2002, last updated 8 Mar 2003)
- A shot in New Street Station -- train arriving at platform already occupied by another
[Photo 111] Date this photo is taken: 30 September 2001
(Page published 21 Nov 2002, last updated 22 Nov 2002)
- The map of railway tracks around Birmingham
[Photo 106] Date this bitmap is composed: 20 June 2002
(Page published 21 Nov 2002, last updated 22 Nov 2002)
- New Street Station looked from the junction of New Street and Corporation Street
[Photo 110] Date this photo is taken: 2 June 2002
(Page published 20 Nov 2002, last updated 21 Nov 2002)
- Birmingham New Street Station -- car entrance
[Photo 109] Date this photo is taken: 2 June 2002
(Page published 20 Nov 2002, last updated 21 Nov 2002)
- The plaque on the Curzon Street Station building
[Photo 108] Date this photo is taken: 2 June 2002
(Page published 20 Nov 2002, last updated 21 Nov 2002)
- Common IC card public transport tickets in the Far East?
[Resource 133] Contactless IC card tickets for Far East countries (in Japanese), Mainichi Interactive 18/11/02
(Page published 19 Nov 2002)
- Aichi Kosoku Kotsu Web page
[Resource 132] Aichi Kosoku Kotsu Web page
(Page published 13 Nov 2002, last updated 2 Dec 2002)
- The building that was the former Birmingham Curzon Street Station
[Photo 107] Date this photo is taken: 2 June 2002
(Page published 13 Nov 2002)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- northern arch spans and the deck truss
[Photo 129] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 9 Nov 2002)
- Forth Rail Bridge -- from North Queensferry
[Photo 128] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 9 Nov 2002)
- Tokaido Shinkansen ATC fails to stop the train
[Resource 127] Tokaido Shinkansen ATC fails to stop train (in Japanese), Yahoo! Japan News 30/10/02
(Page published 8 Nov 2002)
- The cause of Tana Substation fire accident in July 2001 and its countermeasures
[Resource 126] The cause of Tana Substation fire accident and countermeasures (in Japanese), Hot Hot Tokyu 12/2001, Tokyu Corp.
(Page published 7 Nov 2002)
- Train fire kills 12 in France
[Resource 125] Twelve dead in France train fire, BBC News Online 6/11/02
(Page published 6 Nov 2002, last updated 7 Nov 2002)
- Forth Rail Bridge, blurred with sea mist - from the north
[Photo 124] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 6 Nov 2002)
- The rails leading from North Queensferry Station towards Forth Rail Bridge
[Photo 123] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 6 Nov 2002)
- From the train just running over the Forth Bridge (3)
[Photo 120] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 5 Nov 2002)
- From the train just running over the Forth Bridge (2)
[Photo 119] Date this photo is taken: 2 November 2002
(Page published 5 Nov 2002)
- From the train just running over the Forth Bridge (1)
[Photo 118] Date this photo is taken: 02 November 2002
(Page published 5 Nov 2002)
- First class compartment of "Caledonian Sleeper" (2)
[Photo 117] Date this photo is taken: 1 November 2002
(Page published 5 Nov 2002)
- First class compartment of "Caledonian Sleeper" (1)
[Photo 116] Date this photo is taken: 1 November 2002
(Page published 5 Nov 2002)
- Recovery too slow for British utilities and railways
[Resource 115] Inquiry into power cut misery, BBC News Online 30/10/02
(Page published 31 Oct 2002)
- Suica's yet another fare collection mistake
[Resource 114] Incorrect deduction of fares from Suica commuting pass at Shinjuku Station (in Japanese), JR East 28/10/02
(Page published 30 Oct 2002, last updated 8 Nov 2002)
- "Scaring double-deck buses"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 6)
The double-deck buses - a British speciality - is scaring and difficult.
Nevertheless, this is an inevitable mode of transport if you are to live
in Birmingham.
(Page published 25 Oct 2002)
- The famous London's double decker bus
[Photo 99] Date this photo is taken: 10 February 2002
(Page published 23 Oct 2002)
- "Bendibus" in Service 67, the only service using articulated buses
[Photo 98] Date this photo is taken: 23 February 2002
(Page published 23 Oct 2002)
- The mess seen at the bus stops along Corporation Street
[Photo 97] Date this photo is taken: 23 February 2002
(Page published 23 Oct 2002)
- Fare collection installations near the bus driver's cab
[Photo 96] Date this photo is taken: 23 February 2002
(Page published 23 Oct 2002)
- Mini-bus used in Service 636
[Photo 95] Date this photo is taken: 23 February 2002
(Page published 23 Oct 2002)
- Easy-access single-decker bus used in Service 44
[Photo 94] Date this photo is taken: 23 February 2001
(Page published 23 Oct 2002)
- Tobu Railway's surcharge discount campaign
[Resource 105] Special discounts and events in coordination with express surcharge discount campaign, Tobu Railway News release 18/10/02
(Page published 22 Oct 2002, last updated 23 Oct 2002)
- The double-decker bus used for Service 21
[Photo 93] Date this photo is taken: 23 February 2002
(Page published 20 Oct 2002)
- Erroneous double fare collection found in Suica system
[Resource 101] Apology to "Suica" users, JR East web page 18/10/02
(Page published 19 Oct 2002)
- Is transport improvement an obstacle to urban regeneration?
[Resource 89] Road and rail plans may hit renaissance of city, The Birmingham Post, October 14 2002, p. 4
(Page published 17 Oct 2002)
- 140mph plan on West Coast Main Line "withdrawn"
[Resource 88] Mainline 'fiasco' rumbles on, BBC News Online 9/10/02
(Page published 11 Oct 2002, last updated 12 Oct 2002)
- JR Freight schedule change
[Resource 85] New services starting December 2002 (in Japanese), JR Freight news release 30/9/02
(Page published 9 Oct 2002)
- Farewell to "Grand Hikari"
[Resource 84] Good bye "Grand Hikari" (in Japanese), JR West news release 8/10/02
(Page published 9 Oct 2002)
- JR East to cut first class (Green Car) fares
[Resource 83] JR East cuts first class price by up to 49% (in Japanese), Mainichi Interactive 8/10/02
(Page published 9 Oct 2002)
- 'King Edward I' awaiting departure at Birmingham Snow Hill Station
[Photo 81] Date this photo is taken: 6 October 2002
(Page published 8 Oct 2002, last updated 20 May 2003)
- DTLR's statistics web page
[Resource 73] Transport Statistics, DTLR Web page
(Page published 5 Oct 2002)
- "Until the next election"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 5)
"Until the next election" -- the words that are frequently used by the
ministers of this government led by Tony Blair and the Labour Party.
Fair enough. But, are they really confident?
(Page published 5 Oct 2002)
- Network Rail takes over the British rail network from Railtrack
[Resource 70] Rail users promised 'real improvements', BBC News Online 3/10/02
(Page published 4 Oct 2002)
- 140mph (225km/h): Is it but a dream?
[Resource 69] Trains will never run at 140mph, Virgin admits, The Birmingham Post, October 2, 2002, p. 1
(Page published 3 Oct 2002)
- Class 423 "4-Vep" emus (slam door train)
[Photo 66] Date this photo is taken: 9 February 2002
(Page published 3 Oct 2002)
- No prosecution will be made for Naka-meguro Train Crash
[Resource 64] TRTA Hibiya Line accident: engineers cleared of prosecution (in Japanese), Mainichi Interactive 30/9/02
(Page published 2 Oct 2002)
- Railtrack House
[Photo 62] Date this photo is taken: 9 February 2002
(Page published 2 Oct 2002)
- DTLR building
[Photo 61] Date this photo is taken: 9 February 2002
(Page published 2 Oct 2002)
- Solid-state frequency converter
[Resource 59] Introduction of high capacity solid-state frequency converter (in Japanese), JR Central News Release 30/9/02
(Page published 1 Oct 2002)
- UK-Japan conference on railway technology cooperations
[Resource 58] "Repay the teacher"; Japan to help UK railways (in Japanese), Yomiuri Online 30/9/02
(Page published 1 Oct 2002)
- LRTA (Light Rail Transit Association)
[Resource 52] LRTA (Light Rail Transit Association) Web page
(Page published 29 Sep 2002)
- "Shopping along High Street"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 4)
The former "parasite single" goes on shopping in the area where a massive
redevelopment is taking place.
(Page published 29 Sep 2002, last updated 1 Oct 2002)
- Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad) train crash at a level crossing
[Resource 41] Meitetsu Limited Express and a car collides (in Japanese), Mainichi Interactive 26/9/02
(Page published 26 Sep 2002, last updated 27 Sep 2002)
- Rail and Tech Publishing Ltd. Web page
[Resource 40] Rail and Tech Publishing Ltd. Web page
(Page published 26 Sep 2002)
- Book on "Midland Metro"
[Resource 39] Boynton, J., "Main Line to Metro", Mid England Books (2001)
(Page published 26 Sep 2002)
- "Midland Metro"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 3)
In reality, the only "tram" in Birmingham was suburban railway in all
but name and safety features...
(Page published 26 Sep 2002)
- metroPlanet Web site
[Resource 38] metroPlanet Web site
(Page published 25 Sep 2002)
- SPT (Strathclyde Passenger Transport) Web site
[Resource 37] SPT - Strathclyde Passenger Transport Web site
(Page published 25 Sep 2002)
- London Underground Web site
[Resource 36] thetube.com (London Underground Web site)
(Page published 25 Sep 2002)
- Centro's Web page
[Resource 35] Getting around the West Midlands (Centro Web page)
(Page published 25 Sep 2002)
- December 2002 train schedule updates: "Super Hakucho" comes
[Resource 33] December 2002 Schedule updates (in Japanese), JR Hokkaido press release, 20/9/02
(Page published 25 Sep 2002)
- Priestfield Halt, Midland Metro
[Photo 32] Date this photo is taken: 9 September 2001
(Page published 25 Sep 2002, last updated 28 Sep 2002)
- Midland Metro running over the Wishbone Bridge in Wolverhampton
[Photo 31] Date this photo is taken: 9 September 2001
(Page published 25 Sep 2002, last updated 28 Sep 2002)
- Midland Metro Car No. 05
[Photo 30] Date this photo is taken: 9 September 2001
(Page published 24 Sep 2002)
- Contactless IC cards and mobile phones
[Resource 28] Mobile + contactless IC = ? (in Japanese), ZDNet JP Mobile 18/9/02
(Page published 24 Sep 2002)
- "LTP 2002": Local Transport Plan around Birmingham
[Resource 25] Travel strategy branded disgrace, The Birmingham Post, September 19, 2002, p. 1
(Page published 23 Sep 2002)
- Great Hall of the National Railway Museum, York
[Photo 21] Date this photo is taken: 14 September 2002
(Page published 15 Sep 2002, last updated 14 May 2003)
- Keisei Line schedule updates: "Express" gives way to "Rapid" trains
[Resource 20] From 12 October Keisei Line service is upgraded (in Japanese), Keisei Ry. News Release 13/9/02
(Page published 15 Sep 2002)
- Shinkansen 'best fit' for Chinese High Speed Rail?
[Resource 19] Shinkansen 'a best model' (in Japanese), Sankei Web 12/9/02
(Page published 13 Sep 2002)
- UK railways' punctuality improved slightly
[Resource 18] Train punctuality 'has improved', BBC News Online 12/9/02
(Page published 13 Sep 2002)
- Train crashes in India, where bridge damaged by swollen river
[Resource 17] Many dead in Indian train crash, BBC News Online 10/9/02
(Page published 10 Sep 2002, last updated 12 Sep 2002)
- Contactless IC card ticket with credit card functions
[Resource 8] JR East will launch "Suica" with credit card functions (in Japanese), NIKKEI NET 6/9/02
(Page published 6 Sep 2002, last updated 10 Sep 2002)
- "Will UK railways ever catch up with Japan?"
[Resource 7] Summers, C., "The cost of catching up", BBC News Web site
(Page published 6 Sep 2002, last updated 10 Sep 2002)
- "The bankruptcy of Railtrack and a week's mass media reports"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 2 Addendum)
Suddenly, the rail infrastructure company Railtrack went bankrupt.
Here are the summaries of the reports the week after.
(Page published 20 Oct 2001, last updated 26 Sep 2002)
- "After Hatfield"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 2)
First impression of British railways after the major crash in October
2001.
(Page published 20 Oct 2001, last updated 25 Sep 2002)
- "Intercontinental Removals"
(Digital Camera Report from Birmingham No. 1 )
My body could travel fast on the airplane;
hard to bring were heavy lugguages and credit.
(Page published 20 Aug 2001, last updated 25 Sep 2002)
- Digital Camera Report from Birmingham
The list of articles serialised in the magazine "Rolling Stock and Technology".
(Page published 20 Aug 2001, last updated 12 Oct 2003)
- JR Sobu Line Kanda River Bridge and Chuo Line train
[Photo 162] Date this photo is taken: 13 February 1999
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 1 Feb 2003)
- Matsuzumicho Viaduct, JR Sobu Line, in central Tokyo
[Photo 161] Date this photo is taken: 13 February 1999
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 1 Feb 2003)
- Sobu Line Sumida River Bridge -- with the "Suijo-bus"
[Photo 154] Date this photo is taken: 13 January 2001
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 3 Dec 2002)
- Sobu Line Sumida River Bridge -- with an "yellow train"
[Photo 153] Date this photo is taken: 13 January 2001
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 3 Dec 2002)
- Sobu Line Sumida River Bridge
("Visiting bridges")
The section of Sobu Line between Ochanomizu and Ryogoku,
now owned and run by JR East,
was started construction in 1931 and completed in 1932.
Constructed as part of the revival from 1923 Kanto Earthquake which killed
nearly 150 thousand people,
the section includes many technical feats of the time.
Many thoughts came to me when looking at such highlights like
Sumida River Bridge or Ochanimizu Station.
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 10 Feb 2003)
- JR Sobu Line Ryogoku Station
[Photo 138] Date this photo is taken: 13 January 2001
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 24 Nov 2002)
- Simplified track layout at Ochanomizu Station
[Photo 122] Date this bitmap is composed: 22 April 2001
(Page published 22 Apr 2001, last updated 24 Nov 2002)
- Sobu Line Sumida River Bridge
[Photo 121] Date this photo is taken: 13 January 2001
(Page published 10 Feb 2001, last updated 5 Nov 2002)
- Inuyama Bridge (before separation of rail and road)
("Visiting bridges")
Photos (in Japanese page only) of Inuyama Bridge,
near Nagoya, Japan,
once famous as the only bridge in Japan that allows mixed traffic
of road and "heavy" railway.
The photographs were
taken just before the separation of road and rail traffic.
(Page published 2 Apr 2000, last updated 29 Aug 2003)
- "First Level Crossing Shopping Area"
(Zammai Coverstory No. 12)
A Japanese High Street derived its name from the railway level crossing.
I sincerely wish every success of the local people there,
although the circumstance is far from easy.
(Page published 12 Dec 1999, last updated 5 Oct 2002)
- Japanese technology sector in danger of losing its superiority
(Zammai Coverstory No. 7)
The technical lead that Japan is said to have is already threatened by
other countries. It is irresponsible to talk of things based on optimistic
views that Japan still retains its position.
(Page published 11 Oct 1999, last updated 3 Oct 2002)
- Good-bye, Series 0. Then, where is the next era?
(Zammai Coverstory No. 6)
Shinkansen fleet "Series 0" is withdrawn from Tokaido Shinkansen.
However, Tokaido Shinkansen is still "the star".
Is this not a problem at all?
(Page published 20 Sep 1999, last updated 2 Oct 2002)
- Momosuke Bridge (Momosuke-bashi) in Nagiso, Rakan-bashi in Hokoji Temple and Kiso-no-kakehashi
("Visiting bridges")
I drove my car to visit Hokoji Temple in Hamamatsu, Momosuke Bridge in Nagiso
and Kiso-no-kakehashi.
The document is mainly on Momosuke Bridge, which is the result of the research
of Momosuke Fukuzawa, Japanese "King of Electricity".
(Page published 15 Sep 1999, last updated 16 Mar 2003)
- Egasaki Overbridge
("Visitng bridges")
An old railway truss, used to carry a road over Shin-Tsurumi Yard,
which has been out of use for more than 10 years.
(Page published 25 Apr 1999, last updated 10 Feb 2003)
- Hamamatsucho Station Footbridge
("Visiting bridges")
Near the bridges lies a plaque of "Tanaka Prize", given by the Japan
Society of Civil Engineers to the outstanding work of the year.
The bridge, using paintless brown steel and the rigid frame structure,
does look attractive.
(Page published 7 Feb 1999, last updated 10 Feb 2003)