I came across this channel the other day whilst browsing the piles of channels I now have access to since I recently upgraded our Foxtel cable TV. It is of course railway related. The channel is ch 656 "NHK World" and the program is called "Japan Railway Journal".
What an interesting half hour program - I am quite taken with it, as it is different. So a bit of looking around and I find there is a website for this:
So if you don't have Foxtel, you can actually watch for free on your PC each week or whenever it comes on. You can also see last week’s episode as well, as they keep it available for a week before the next one comes out. Oh and by the way, if you have an Android or Apple tablet or decent phone, you can download an app and watch the current show and the past weeks one on them.
BUT, I have also found that some busy little beaver has actually uploaded the whole 27 episodes (so far) of the series to YouTube. So you can watch all the episodes in one sitting if you like and all for free. So here is the list I have made of all the episodes on YouTube for you. But keep going back every now and then as they are making more with another coming out in the new few days.
| Episode | Title |
| 1 | The
Railway Revival: 4 Years after the Great Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KjKnq9VFA |
| 2 | The
New Shinkansen: Technology and Economic Effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5_TwUCJga8 |
| 3 | Isumi
Railway: There's Nothing Here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObihvYWDmRk |
| 4 | Diesel
Hybrid Trains: Japan's World Leading Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTY6HMGnvw |
| 5 | Battery
Hybrid Trains: Development of the Global Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlAawGwpi5Y |
| 6 | Japan's
Subway Technology in High Density Operation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZRD9Ovrg40 |
| 7 | The
Secret of Operating Preserved Steam Locomotives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q64twg-OeVI |
| 8 | Special
Preview - Hokkaido Shinkansen: Hopes and Challenges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdlzhG7O0w |
| 9 | Yamanote
Line: The Green Rotating Heart of Tokyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avMa_vEjPN4 |
| 10 | Seven
Stars in Kyushu: The Local Revitalizing Cruise Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzr_O4UZnME |
| 11 | Second Chances for Used Trains in Southeast Asia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXr5N8V-T3c |
| 12 | Earthquake Safety: What 5 Years has Taught Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YsCWRvjeRA |
| 13 | Superconducting
Maglev: The Extreme Speeds of Tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Q4IsQDBYo |
| 14 | Ekiben:
A True Rail Traveling Companion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hv2PwXn77w |
| 15 | Premium
Express Shimakaze: A Train of Dreams to Reality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHhjvV8GwXc |
| 16 | The
Cat Stationmaster Who Rescued a Railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bACOzHX7B50 |
| 17 | New
Generation Express: Journey to Speed and Comfortability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8QijliWgc0 |
| 18 | The
Future of Rail Freight Transport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH-1LydLm1A |
| 19 | Light
Rail Vehicles: Modern Trams Reshaping Urban Transit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVCOL-_QBdg |
| 20 | Kyoto
Railway Museum: The Story of Rail Transport in Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3dvgwvnvGQ |
| 21 | Keikyu:
The Strive for World-Class Rail Operation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kjy1YsCAbA |
| 22 | World-Class
Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5GtGJ2WPNE |
| 23 | Railways
Back on Track: Six Months after the Kumamoto Earthquakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCXeEjNRfpA |
| 24 | Future
Prospects Made in the Past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL5jqyRW5tY |
| 25 | Picking
Up the Pace: JR Shikoku's Tactics for Survival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RYWnmCq7o |
| 26 | The
Seeds of Success: Kyoto's Sagano Scenic Railway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6tNU7pd1VY |
| 27 | Turning
Problems into Opportunities: The Tsugaru Railway's Strategy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrzthZjaq3k |
