"201 Series Chuo Line Manual Operation - Kokubunji to Nishi-Kokubunji" (100203-1053)

Looking westward from the JR Chuo Line platform, with a 201 series orange train on the left, a yellow Seibu-Kokubunji Line train leaves Kokubunji Station as a newer E233 series inbound Chuo Line train comes from the opposite direction, slowing to a stop at Kokubunji Station (at another platform).

Then the station doors-about-to-close melody plays, the doors close, and the train gets underway - running from Kokubunji Station to Nishi-Kokubunji Station. There are also views of the inside of the train - which is not crowded at all - unusual for the Chuo Line!

Sounds: Being a pre-recording train, an actual human being (gasp!) makes live announcements from the rear of the train about the next stop, etc. Train rides here were vastly more enjoyable when human beings made the announcements - the recordings (especially the horrible English ones on most lines) detract from the journey. If nothing else, it would be great if they'd either discontinue the half-speed, over-pronounced, over-intonated, too-loud, ultra-irritating English announcements, or at least make new recordings with someone with a nice voice who speaks genuine English at a normal speed, and keep the volume down at a reasonable level....

国分寺駅から、西国分寺駅まで、中央線の201車両の前から、景色や運転手の電車操作を見る 東京 (Recorded on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010, at 10:53 a.m.)

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon
http://tokyoartmusic.blogspot.com/

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Great memories!! Thanks!