路面電車 #1, 坊っちゃん列車 方向転換, 伊予鉄道, 松山市駅 20070815

[charinkobakusou]

　今年のお正月休みを利用して初体験、感動しました。ちなみに一日­券＋１００円で乗車しましたが、これは一日券でも一回限りの乗車­になります。でも、観光でいくならば、このほうが安いですね、何­回も乗れますし、だいたい道後温泉から帰ってこないとだめですか­ら結局得です、おすすめですね。

[wildcop]

@charinkobakusou コメント有難うございます。一日券でも追加料金で乗れるんですね­ぇ！知りませんでした。情報ありがとうございますm(_ _)m

[5000marin]

坊っちゃん列車の方向転換の謎とパンタグラフの謎が解けました。­方転は怪力運転士さんのおかげだったんですね(笑)。

[wildcop]

@5000marin コメント有難うございます。周りに知らない人がおられたら教えて­あげて下さい！^^　その後の反応に責任は持てませんが。。。ｗ

[wildcop]

thanks to johnmurray's (son's partner's) translation, English caption is added. inform me if you find any errata.

[wildcop]

To turn on closed caption, move the cursor on the triangle simbol on the right bottom of the video, then on CC to choose "English". 英語字幕が邪魔な場合は、キャプション機能をオフにして下さい。­（しかし、英語字幕を自動翻訳した日本語は酷いな・・・ｗ）

[johnmurray1960]

This is brilliant!

Here is an English translation of the text kindly provided by my son's partner.

[wildcop]

うわっ、なんか一気に来たｗ @johnmurray1960 thx for your comments and translation. looks like this clip has been put on some BBS abroad,,, view counts has increased drastically in the last week. lol

[johnmurray1960]

Matsuyama city station: the main terminal of Iyo railway.

Because it's a different station to the JR Matsuyama station, they have to be careful of the starting direction (I think)

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Botchan train: From the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the wartime period, Matsuyama city employed steam locomotives as well as ordinary trains.

[johnmurray1960]

The name is derived from Natsume Souseki's novel, "Botchan", which describes "steam trains like matchboxes".

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However, in the novel they are described in a critical manner, so it's hard to understand why the people of Matsuyama are so attached to it...

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From 2001, restored rolling stock was put into service (2 steam trains, 3 ordinary trains), and now when asked about the Botchan railway, many people point to these.

[johnmurray1960]

Out of consideration for the environment, the locomotives are using diesel. (They simulate smoke using water vapour).

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Locomotive: Built in 1888, locomotive number 1

Carriage: Built in 1888, 8-1, 8-2

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Dougo hot spring - Matsuyama city station (round trip - 14 times per day)

Dougo hot spring - JR Matsuyama station - Komachi station (round trip - 3 times per day)

[jppicur]

@johnmurray1960 -- Hopefully, they will take the next step in environmentalism and return to steam using recycled vegetable oil for fuel, like the Grand Canyon Ry.

[johnmurray1960]

To prepare for photograph day, the rolling stock are inspected　and service is halted in front of JR Matsuyama station. * At the terminal station, often uncoupling and the changing of course is done manually. * After alighting, it is detached from the locomotive and does a runaround. * With superhuman strength, they move the locomotive. * Moving the train. * Joining it back up to the locomotive. * Kon! (sound effect)

[johnmurray1960]

Screwing in the coupler. * *stretch* * Moving to the siding. * Of course, children and tourists make up the majority of its passengers. * A normal return ticket is 300 yen. * Katsuyama-machi crossing. * What is attached to the roof of this train is not a bow collector (pantograph), but equipment to operate the points and control the course.

[wildcop]

いきなり再生回数伸びたと思ったら、海外の掲示板に貼られたらし­い。。。ナローゲージフォーラム・・・世の中には色々な趣味の人­がいるようで。。コメントで英訳付けてくれてたみたいだけど、消­しちゃったのか？字幕開放しましょうか？

[StoneGod]

機関車が簡単に回転できるのは、機関車に油圧ジャッキが搭載され­ているから。

これのおかげで、

この間脱線事故を起こした時は、それで線路上に復帰したそうです­よ。