'Doctor Yellow' train completes final shinkansen track inspection

Rail Fans Flock to See JR Tokai’s Retiring ‘Doctor Yellow’ Inspection Train; JR West Will Continue Operating Sister Train at Least through 2027

Many railroad fans gathered by the tracks on Wednesday to bid farewell to the Shinkansen inspection train nicknamed “Doctor Yellow” as it completed its final run on the Tokaido Shinkansen line before being retired.

One of Japan's "Doctor Yellow" track-testing shinkansen retires

Rail fans bid farewell to one of Japan's iconic "Doctor Yellow" bullet trains, used to diagnose faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines, as it made its final run after about 24 years in service.

'Doctor Yellow' train completes final shinkansen track inspection

JR Central's T4 Doctor Yellow entered into service in 2001, and covered some 1.57 million kilometers.

JR Tokai's Doctor Yellow Shinkansen Ends Final Inspection

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--The iconic Doctor Yellow Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Co., or JR T…