Tokyo Monorail Train at Hamamatsucho Station

[malik1234123]

LOOK AT THE N700 AT 1:02

[CrimeAvenger2]

Osaka Monorail

watch?v=Pw84X4BoT58&fmt=18

Same System

[valeriestjohn]

Environmentally clean? Not so much as burning Fossil Fuel is still required to run the mechanical equipment necessary to generate electricity.

[CrimeAvenger2]

The concept "Efficiency" and "Noise" is necessary for you.

It is more efficient to generate electricity in the power plant than it triggers the engine individually.

Moreover, electricity is quiet.

[Leopoldo888]

Not allways... there's nuclear, hidroelectric, wind, etc. AND, it's easier to control emissions in ONE thermo electric plant, than in 100 gasoline buses

[Larsky1010]

The whole setup looks cumbersome. Why build a monorail, apart from the novelty? Switch points require massive movement. They don't look very comfortable at speed. As to not using fossil fuels or emitting gasses...where DOES the electricity come from? Magically from the air? Emissions are simply out of immediate view unless the power is generated hydroelectrically or by nuclear means.

[CrimeAvenger2]

It is 45 years ago that this monorail opened a business.

It ran on the sea at that time.

[mandards]

Buring fossil fuels all over the roads is much worse than burning them at single place. Latter has the advantage that the exhausts can be scrubbed efficiently and carbon can be trapped using various techniques. Imagine fitting such this equipments in miniature forms to all the cars and buses ... is that possible? Hence (electric) rail technology is considered best form of locomotion ...

I miss Japan. I love Japan.

[RobertsDigital]

does the train use wheels or is it some kinda maglev stuff

[bruunobanaani]

oh i know this monorail, seen it in japan when i lived there

[lyscan]

tokyo is so rich in detail , alike new york

but it seems more cozy

[CASINONIAGARA]

It's too slow!

[CooLDsteR]

Whether it seems like it to you or not, atleast you're not using fossil fuels and emitting gases on your way.

[CrimeAvenger2]

MAX Speed 80km/h

It has decelerated because it is a terminal station.

[bkrail]

약간의 버스구동음이 좀 나네여. ^ ㅇ ^

[enzarto]

Redundant bastard

[JinjoJess]

Natsukashii!

[homeralone]

Im off to Japan in less than 2 weeks and am a train buff, I was intending to go on this Monorail and now after seeing this video I will make sure I do! Thanks.

[mandards]

i wouldn't agree more ... i too miss japan so much ...

some spottings from video

0:50 - 1:10 some shinkansen on below right?Can someone identify that?yamabiko?

1:00 - 1:10 parallel to shinkansen i think we see yamanote sen

1:40 - 1:43 there is a terminated monorail track on left of one on which current train is. Is this track changing facility?

In both my Japan trips, I have seen this monorail from the shinkansen (as I mentioned above), but never travelled by it.

I miss Japan so much

[mandards]

sorry I didn't not realize that you had mentioned about shinkansen and yamanote sen in the video description. just now expanded it and got to read it

I MISS JAPAN SOOOOOOOO MUCH ... :(

[CooLDsteR]

Remember the other monorail train that passed the camera? It used that track. In the end, that station has a switch, which you see lighter in color. If the camera kept rolling you'd see the track portion in front slide left.

[mandards]

oh ok ... so its a track changing switch ... thanks for information. I wish I could see it working!!!

[dickadvokaat]

Damn I miss Japan!