railsquid Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) The Ube Kosan cement company in Yamaguchi Prefecture apparently has its own extensive private road network (ca. 31 km), the largest in Japan, to transport material between locations. Including a dedicated truck-only level crossing: More video of the road network: Edited June 1, 2017 by railsquid 6 Link to comment
velotrain Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 It seems curious that they felt the need to use a railway style crossing vs. a regular road crossing. 1 Link to comment
Jace Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Very cool! Perhaps the road was at one time an industrial railway. More from the company website: http://www.ube-ind.co.jp/japanese/eco/tubasa/04/tubasa_04_ecology.htm Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Total weight 117 tons. That might be why there is a crossing. Keep the cars away! Especially Kei cars. 1 Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now