Trains of the day a few days ago
Apparently I can post photos now, so a thread: Heading to see my cousin’s home on a Regional Rapid Seaside Liner, a good name for a train. 2 cars. Had facing seats like a subway, which seemed a bit unusual for an intercity train (we took it Nagasaki to Isahaya).
Trains of the day a few days ago
Bikes at Isahaya station. Have seen very few locked bikes in Japan!
Trains of the day a few days ago
A walk in Aino (non train interlude)
Trains of the day a few days ago
On the way back we took the train from Aino to Isahaya, which is basically a glorified bus, 1 car. Apparently the most expensive train to maintain per passenger in the world? Or was it Japan? Latter seems more possible (I have not verified this at all)
Trains of the day a few days ago
Sadly, they are building a new freeway next to the train line, instead of perhaps upgrading it from a single track, once an hour service…
Trains of the day a few days ago
That’s it for trains today, here’s a lemon ramen
Trains of the day a few days ago
@jroper lemons, that's new
Trains of the day a few days ago
@Anibyl it was really good. Kinda the character of a lemony chicken soup you might eat when sick
Trains of the day a few days ago
Got the Shinkansen for one stop back to Nagasaki, as we have JR passes so it’s the same price. 8 minutes vs 24 minutes on the Seaside Liner. Speed doesn’t look that different out the windows but it spends a lot more of the distance in tunnels. Shows how that kind of straightening, and not having stops, contributes to the effective speed of high speed rail. (The driving time would be similar to the slow train).