Railshuttle
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I thought they were joking but it really is true. I wonder did Obama himself ever ride it when he was in Japan. Does this train exist in Trainz and if so where can I get it?
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duskeyduskey
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its in the jr west section of socimi’s website
Allow me to explain - this is a quite funny case of coincidence - The "Obama Line" is named after the city of Obama, wich sits at the mid-point of the route.
In this case, "Obama" means "small, narrow" (小 - "oo" reading in this case) "beach, coast" (浜 - "bama"/"hama"). This name reflects the fact that Obama city is located on a rather short strip of coast, sandwitched between mountains.
The former US president is well aware of his namesake city's existance, apparently ever since it's times as an Illinois senator (the wikipedia page for Obama town has quite a lot of anecdotes on this matter), however it appears that Obama never officially visited Obama City during his's presidential mandate(s), and likely never did either during his time as a senator, and almost certainly unfortunately never rode on the Obama Line.
By the way, there was a second "Obama" city in Japan, a small town located in Nagasaki Prefecture that carried that name (with same meaning of "narrow coast") until 2005, when it was merged with nearby villages to form the current municipality of Unzen. "Obama" (still meaning "narrow coast") is also a common surname in Japan.
[FONT="][/FONT]https://www.socimi.it/125-series/
Here you go.
The model's a bit old, being one of the first trains i've released for trainz, but it has stood reasonably well the test of time.
Railshuttle
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Thanks so much. for the train and the info!!Allow me to explain - this is a quite funny case of coincidence - The "Obama Line" is named after the city of Obama, wich sits at the mid-point of the route.
In this case, "Obama" means "small, narrow" (小 - "oo" reading in this case) "beach, coast" (浜 - "bama"/"hama"). This name reflects the fact that Obama city is located on a rather short strip of coast, sandwitched between mountains.
The former US president is well aware of his namesake city's existance, apparently ever since it's times as an Illinois senator (the wikipedia page for Obama town has quite a lot of anecdotes on this matter), however it appears that Obama never officially visited Obama City during his's presidential mandate(s), and likely never did either during his time as a senator, and almost certainly unfortunately never rode on the Obama Line.
By the way, there was a second "Obama" city in Japan, a small town located in Nagasaki Prefecture that carried that name (with same meaning of "narrow coast") until 2005, when it was merged with nearby villages to form the current municipality of Unzen. "Obama" (still meaning "narrow coast") is also a common surname in Japan.
https://www.socimi.it/125-series/
Here you go.
The model's a bit old, being one of the first trains i've released for trainz, but it has stood reasonably well the test of time.
Railshuttle
Member
With the final stop completed and the yard made. The Red line is now open for ridership. There's a few minor things I have to fix but it is drivable. Even cobbled up some custom elevated stations for the Kyoken line that runs next to it. Enjoy the pics!!
duskeyduskey
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カシオペア | Cassiopeia
Chuckwagon2010
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That right there, thats beautiful.
Chuckwagon2010
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Is it private?
duskeyduskey
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yes its railsim converted
Domifarmer
| TrainzKR dev |
Should be already available on DLS...
<kuid:808998:102069> jp_Bus Kyoto
<kuid:808998:102069> jp_Bus Kyoto
Domifarmer
| TrainzKR dev |
Hello...
I present to you KIHA 141 Ahri - LoL special edition
She is my favorite character - nine-tailed fox（九尾の狐）。
Now on DLS <kuid:808998:102013> JR Hokkaido KiHa141 【LOL-Ahri wrap】
Included custom cab
<kuid:808998:101364> kiha141 int
Have fun !
I present to you KIHA 141 Ahri - LoL special edition
She is my favorite character - nine-tailed fox（九尾の狐）。
Now on DLS <kuid:808998:102013> JR Hokkaido KiHa141 【LOL-Ahri wrap】
Included custom cab
<kuid:808998:101364> kiha141 int
Have fun !
Railshuttle
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Dusky: So that's what the complete train looks like. Nice.
Domifarmer: welcome!! I'll have to check out your stuff when I get a chance. Nice wrap on the Kiha though!
A quick update for me, I've upgraded the southern terminal of the Red Line so the Red Express has a platform.
Now to decide on what route to upgrade next month. Enjoy!!
Domifarmer: welcome!! I'll have to check out your stuff when I get a chance. Nice wrap on the Kiha though!
A quick update for me, I've upgraded the southern terminal of the Red Line so the Red Express has a platform.
Now to decide on what route to upgrade next month. Enjoy!!
Chuckwagon2010
Member
oh god they made the waifu train
Something different for a change, for a little project i'm making jointly with leoluchvibritannia (with some additional assistance courtesy of blazord) - the Chiba Urban Monorail 1000 Series and, included in it, a semi-comprehensive kit for SAFEGE-type monorails, including guideways (compatible with invisible platforms) and various styles of pylons!
Now available on my website!
Consider this a sort of "market probing" - if it'll be well recieved i'll surely make a lot of other similar stuff!
The 1000 Series is Chiba Urban Monorail's first train type, having been introduced when the first section of the system opened in 1988.
Based on the 400 Series of the Shonan Monorail (the only other SAFEGE-type monorail system in Japan), a train that had been built in 1980 by Mitsubishi (the SAFEGE-license holder) to test most of the technical improvements and solutions that were to be applied on the Chiba Monorail, an initial batch of 8 2-car sets was manufactured by Mitsubishi and delivered to Chiba in early 1988 in time for the opening of the first section of the monorail (part of the current Line 2), between Chishirodai and Sports Center (plus the network's depot near Doubutsukoen station) on the 28th of March.
The 1000 Series shares most of the technical components with the Shonan Monorail 400 Series, included and not limited to the bogeys (a proprietary SAFEGE design built under license) and the traction control system, a resistor camshaft contactor control (an augurably odd choice for 1988, as choppers were already widespread and inverters were becoming increasingly commonplace...)
The overall design was however slightly updated - the cars were longer than the Shonan Monorail ones' (14,8m vs 13m) and had wider, more modern double-leaf door and an overall more pleasant and modern design.
In 1991 another batch of four 2-car trains was delivered for the opening of the extension from Sports-Center to Chiba Station. These were followed in 1993 by five more 2-car sets, built for the southward extension from Chiba to Chibaminato, wich opened in 1995, and in 1999 the final three 2-car sets for the opening of the branch line between Chiba and Kenchomae (the current Line 1).
Depsite the 11-year-long production run, differences between the various batches are rather minimal, with all trains sharing the same bodyshell, livery, interior fittings, equipment and so on...
From 1999 onwards, the service life of the 1000 Series has been rather unremarkable and uneventful. The first meaningful change for these trains arrived in the early 2010s: with the first-batch trains rapidly ageing, a replacement was introduced in the form of the 0 Series, introduced in 2012 and invariably manufactured by Mitsubishi.
Chiba Urban Monorail initially planned to replace all the 1000 Series trains in service with the 0 Series, however it had to revise it's plans almost immediately due to the absolutely dire state of the company finances. Instead, the more pragmatic approach was taken, with the 0 Series replacing gradually only the most worn-out sets. Consequently, the 1st batch trains were all retired from service by 2015 and the 2nd batch trains followed a few years later.
Currently, only eight 1000 Series trains (of the 3rd and 4th batches) are in service, with Chiba Urban Monorail planning for a definitive replacement with 0 Series trains by 2028.
Otherwise, in day-to-day operations the 1000 Series is used interchangeably with the 0 Series on both Chiba Monorail Lines': Line 1 from Chibaminato to Kenchomae and Line 2 from Chibaminato to Chishirodai. Since the elimination of 4-car trains during rush hours, all trains on the network (either the 1000 or 0 Series) operate invariably as 2-car sets.
Luckily, several 1000 Series cars have already been preserved: car No.1001 is on display inside Chiba Monorail's Depot, cars 1003 and 1004 (the second 1st-batch train) are on display at the delightful Poppo No Oka museum in Isumi (not too far from Chiba), cars 1002 and 1015 are on display at the Nakagawa Railway Preservation Society museum in Tochigi prefecture, the fifth 1st-batch train (cars 1009 and 1010) were sold to a private individual and are now being used as a café in Yaizu city (Shizuoka prefecture) and cars 1011 and 1012 (the 6th 1st-batch train) were sold in 2015 for a grand total of 350 000 yen to a kindergarten in Chiba's Maihama ward and the Showa-no-Mori Museum in Matsudo City (again, not too far from Chiba).
As mentioned earlier - the package also includes a track kit for SAFEGE-type monorails, so you now can have suspended monorails on your routes as well!
Now available on my website!
Consider this a sort of "market probing" - if it'll be well recieved i'll surely make a lot of other similar stuff!
The 1000 Series is Chiba Urban Monorail's first train type, having been introduced when the first section of the system opened in 1988.
Based on the 400 Series of the Shonan Monorail (the only other SAFEGE-type monorail system in Japan), a train that had been built in 1980 by Mitsubishi (the SAFEGE-license holder) to test most of the technical improvements and solutions that were to be applied on the Chiba Monorail, an initial batch of 8 2-car sets was manufactured by Mitsubishi and delivered to Chiba in early 1988 in time for the opening of the first section of the monorail (part of the current Line 2), between Chishirodai and Sports Center (plus the network's depot near Doubutsukoen station) on the 28th of March.
The 1000 Series shares most of the technical components with the Shonan Monorail 400 Series, included and not limited to the bogeys (a proprietary SAFEGE design built under license) and the traction control system, a resistor camshaft contactor control (an augurably odd choice for 1988, as choppers were already widespread and inverters were becoming increasingly commonplace...)
The overall design was however slightly updated - the cars were longer than the Shonan Monorail ones' (14,8m vs 13m) and had wider, more modern double-leaf door and an overall more pleasant and modern design.
In 1991 another batch of four 2-car trains was delivered for the opening of the extension from Sports-Center to Chiba Station. These were followed in 1993 by five more 2-car sets, built for the southward extension from Chiba to Chibaminato, wich opened in 1995, and in 1999 the final three 2-car sets for the opening of the branch line between Chiba and Kenchomae (the current Line 1).
Depsite the 11-year-long production run, differences between the various batches are rather minimal, with all trains sharing the same bodyshell, livery, interior fittings, equipment and so on...
From 1999 onwards, the service life of the 1000 Series has been rather unremarkable and uneventful. The first meaningful change for these trains arrived in the early 2010s: with the first-batch trains rapidly ageing, a replacement was introduced in the form of the 0 Series, introduced in 2012 and invariably manufactured by Mitsubishi.
Chiba Urban Monorail initially planned to replace all the 1000 Series trains in service with the 0 Series, however it had to revise it's plans almost immediately due to the absolutely dire state of the company finances. Instead, the more pragmatic approach was taken, with the 0 Series replacing gradually only the most worn-out sets. Consequently, the 1st batch trains were all retired from service by 2015 and the 2nd batch trains followed a few years later.
Currently, only eight 1000 Series trains (of the 3rd and 4th batches) are in service, with Chiba Urban Monorail planning for a definitive replacement with 0 Series trains by 2028.
Otherwise, in day-to-day operations the 1000 Series is used interchangeably with the 0 Series on both Chiba Monorail Lines': Line 1 from Chibaminato to Kenchomae and Line 2 from Chibaminato to Chishirodai. Since the elimination of 4-car trains during rush hours, all trains on the network (either the 1000 or 0 Series) operate invariably as 2-car sets.
Luckily, several 1000 Series cars have already been preserved: car No.1001 is on display inside Chiba Monorail's Depot, cars 1003 and 1004 (the second 1st-batch train) are on display at the delightful Poppo No Oka museum in Isumi (not too far from Chiba), cars 1002 and 1015 are on display at the Nakagawa Railway Preservation Society museum in Tochigi prefecture, the fifth 1st-batch train (cars 1009 and 1010) were sold to a private individual and are now being used as a café in Yaizu city (Shizuoka prefecture) and cars 1011 and 1012 (the 6th 1st-batch train) were sold in 2015 for a grand total of 350 000 yen to a kindergarten in Chiba's Maihama ward and the Showa-no-Mori Museum in Matsudo City (again, not too far from Chiba).
As mentioned earlier - the package also includes a track kit for SAFEGE-type monorails, so you now can have suspended monorails on your routes as well!
Looks fantastic. The beginning of this week I do not have much time but will play around with it later this week. Thank you for making these including the track system.Something different for a change, for a little project i'm making jointly with leoluchvibritannia (with some additional assistance courtesy of blazord) - the Chiba Urban Monorail 1000 Series and, included in it, a semi-comprehensive kit for SAFEGE-type monorails, including guideways (compatible with invisible platforms) and various styles of pylons!Now available on my website!Consider this a sort of "market probing" - if it'll be well recieved i'll surely make a lot of other similar stuff!The 1000 Series is Chiba Urban Monorail's first train type, having been introduced when the first section of the system opened in 1988.Based on the 400 Series of the Shonan Monorail (the only other SAFEGE-type monorail system in Japan), a train that had been built in 1980 by Mitsubishi (the SAFEGE-license holder) to test most of the technical improvements and solutions that were to be applied on the Chiba Monorail, an initial batch of 8 2-car sets was manufactured by Mitsubishi and delivered to Chiba in early 1988 in time for the opening of the first section of the monorail (part of the current Line 2), between Chishirodai and Sports Center (plus the network's depot near Doubutsukoen station) on the 28th of March.The 1000 Series shares most of the technical components with the Shonan Monorail 400 Series, included and not limited to the bogeys (a proprietary SAFEGE design built under license) and the traction control system, a resistor camshaft contactor control (an augurably odd choice for 1988, as choppers were already widespread and inverters were becoming increasingly commonplace...)The overall design was however slightly updated - the cars were longer than the Shonan Monorail ones' (14,8m vs 13m) and had wider, more modern double-leaf door and an overall more pleasant and modern design.In 1991 another batch of four 2-car trains was delivered for the opening of the extension from Sports-Center to Chiba Station. These were followed in 1993 by five more 2-car sets, built for the southward extension from Chiba to Chibaminato, wich opened in 1995, and in 1999 the final three 2-car sets for the opening of the branch line between Chiba and Kenchomae (the current Line 1).Depsite the 11-year-long production run, differences between the various batches are rather minimal, with all trains sharing the same bodyshell, livery, interior fittings, equipment and so on...From 1999 onwards, the service life of the 1000 Series has been rather unremarkable and uneventful. The first meaningful change for these trains arrived in the early 2010s: with the first-batch trains rapidly ageing, a replacement was introduced in the form of the 0 Series, introduced in 2012 and invariably manufactured by Mitsubishi.Chiba Urban Monorail initially planned to replace all the 1000 Series trains in service with the 0 Series, however it had to revise it's plans almost immediately due to the absolutely dire state of the company finances. Instead, the more pragmatic approach was taken, with the 0 Series replacing gradually only the most worn-out sets. Consequently, the 1st batch trains were all retired from service by 2015 and the 2nd batch trains followed a few years later.Currently, only eight 1000 Series trains (of the 3rd and 4th batches) are in service, with Chiba Urban Monorail planning for a definitive replacement with 0 Series trains by 2028.Otherwise, in day-to-day operations the 1000 Series is used interchangeably with the 0 Series on both Chiba Monorail Lines': Line 1 from Chibaminato to Kenchomae and Line 2 from Chibaminato to Chishirodai. Since the elimination of 4-car trains during rush hours, all trains on the network (either the 1000 or 0 Series) operate invariably as 2-car sets.Luckily, several 1000 Series cars have already been preserved: car No.1001 is on display inside Chiba Monorail's Depot, cars 1003 and 1004 (the second 1st-batch train) are on display at the delightful Poppo No Oka museum in Isumi (not too far from Chiba), cars 1002 and 1015 are on display at the Nakagawa Railway Preservation Society museum in Tochigi prefecture, the fifth 1st-batch train (cars 1009 and 1010) were sold to a private individual and are now being used as a café in Yaizu city (Shizuoka prefecture) and cars 1011 and 1012 (the 6th 1st-batch train) were sold in 2015 for a grand total of 350 000 yen to a kindergarten in Chiba's Maihama ward and the Showa-no-Mori Museum in Matsudo City (again, not too far from Chiba).As mentioned earlier - the package also includes a track kit for SAFEGE-type monorails, so you now can have suspended monorails on your routes as well!
Railshuttle
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Looks like an interesting project. Monorails seem to work best at theme parks to me though. They're like horizontal elevators. Good luck with the project though.
This month, I will be upgrading the Orange Line, the first JR inspired route on my layout. Here are some pics of what I've done so far.
To compensate for disrupted service, There will be free shuttle busses to take you to the stops that are currently under construction and thus will not have train service.
Take care!!
This month, I will be upgrading the Orange Line, the first JR inspired route on my layout. Here are some pics of what I've done so far.
To compensate for disrupted service, There will be free shuttle busses to take you to the stops that are currently under construction and thus will not have train service.
Take care!!
I don't think you can fully comprehend the actual scaleof the Chibu Urban Monorail project that AlexMaria has embarked on until you see this Youtube video.
Good luck with this project and I look forward to seeing it develop further.
https://youtu.be/ajuMPfGgLqA
Riding the World's Longest Sky Train in Japan!! || Chiba Urban Monorail - YouTube
Good luck with this project and I look forward to seeing it develop further.
https://youtu.be/ajuMPfGgLqA
Riding the World's Longest Sky Train in Japan!! || Chiba Urban Monorail - YouTube