And Now For Something Completely Different...
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:37 am
No, nothing to do with Monty Python I'm afraid.
But a 1930s-ish official Japanese 'Ministry'-type 30-minute film (in two 'youtube' halves), principally about mechanical and powered signalling, but some reasonable steam footplate action also.
But, talk about regimented ! .....
The many similarities which may be spotted between the depicted equipment and methods, and British practice, are I suspect, not coincidental
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It's in Japanese of course, but there's little problem in working out whats going on.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1RVCmd0E7g
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj-33_0xtMw
But a 1930s-ish official Japanese 'Ministry'-type 30-minute film (in two 'youtube' halves), principally about mechanical and powered signalling, but some reasonable steam footplate action also.
But, talk about regimented ! .....
The many similarities which may be spotted between the depicted equipment and methods, and British practice, are I suspect, not coincidental
. It's in Japanese of course, but there's little problem in working out whats going on.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1RVCmd0E7g
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj-33_0xtMw