Japan Railway Journal

Season 2, Episode 11

Episode Title: Light Rail Vehicles: Modern Trams Reshaping Urban Transit

Air Date: 2016-07-22

Overview:

This program is all about the successive introduction of light rail vehicles (LRVs). Check out Fukui city's LRV under mutual direct operation between 2 railway companies, how Toyama city increased ridership by implementing LRVs onto a line which was on the verge of being discontinued, and the benefits LRVs have on the region. Also, be sure to see the activities of the "Tohoku Live Steam Club" where they build and operate their own large-scale steam locomotives based in Miyagi Prefecture.