Japan New Invisible Trains that Blend into Landscape

[Bernard]

Just found this article and video about Japan designing a new concept of trains that blend into the landscape.....interesting idea.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/japan-getting-see-through-trains-ultimate-views-1-180958911/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&no-ist

 

[railsquid]

Discussed previously here: http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/11288-new-seibu-limited-express-emu/

[Welshbloke]

BR managed this in the '50s, have a look at the first photo here for proof.

 

Dark green train against green countryside. Doesn't get much more invisible!

[kvp]

Yes, that's still the standard color for BKV suburban trains running on lines with unprotected crossings and in case of one ancient line on the wrong side. The horizontal line got wider though to improve visibility.

[Ochanomizu]

BR managed this in the '50s, have a look at the first photo here for proof.

 

Dark green train against green countryside. Doesn't get much more invisible!

 

Hello

 

Thank you.  I really like that website.  I save for future use and perhaps a trip to the UK.

[Welshbloke]

Hello

 

Thank you.  I really like that website.  I save for future use and perhaps a trip to the UK.

 

You're welcome. I've been following their projects for years as my great grandfather worked on that line in pre-preservation days. He was mostly a guard on passenger trains but was also known to operate the signalbox at Llangollen on busy weekends.

 

Their DMU fleet is probably one of the best in the country, at least in terms of rarity and the standard of restoration. They have the last complete surviving sets of two types and one of only two surviving trailers from another. Units come to them as a rusting metal tube on wheels and eventually roll back out as if fresh from the factory.