JR West has decided to preserve and display the Doctor Yellow “T5 trainset,” which will retire after ending its inspection runs in January 2027.
The train will be displayed at a new railway maintenance technology exhibition facility to be built on the grounds of the Etajima Training Center “Mi-Ra-I,” operated by JR West Group company Kokensetsu. Car No. 7 will be exhibited, with the display scheduled to open in September 2027.
Doctor Yellow is a comprehensive Shinkansen electrical and track inspection train manufactured in 2005. It has inspected the condition of electrical and track facilities while running between Tokyo and Hakata stations on Japan’s Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines.
Kokensetsu has been involved in railway maintenance work since the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen. The company decided to preserve and display the train in order to pass on to future generations the role and significance of Doctor Yellow, which has supported Shinkansen safety. The Etajima Training Center “Mi-Ra-I” is a hands-on training facility aimed at improving Kokensetsu employees’ technical skills and developing personnel. It opened in March 2022 after the company received the land and school buildings of the former Kirikushi Junior High School from Etajima City and renovated the buildings.
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