Starting in February, the other Doctor Yellow train, T5, will be solely responsible for inspections. However, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) plans to retire the T5 as early as 2027. Afterward ...

The two Doctor Yellow trains, T4 and T5 editions, have respectively traveled along the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines spanning Tokyo to Hakata Station in the southwestern city of Fukuoka ...

It may be the end of the line for “Doctor Yellow” trains, but before they are retired in January train buffs might like to know what they are like inside. Quite a lot is different ...

Japan's eye-catching yellow Shinkansen, affectionately known as "Doctor Yellow," will be retired in coming years due to their age and condition. The diagnostic trains, which are based on the 700 ...