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Aug 15 β’ 10 tweets β’ 4 min read
As a school bus foamer myself, i would like to point out some observations to this video.
As the school bus "Trump" drives into screen, it can be noted that the bus used for the commercial is a 90s Blue Bird Type-C bus on an International 3800 chassis, very common on many contemporary Blue Bird buses at the time.
Sep 4, 2023 β’ 14 tweets β’ 6 min read
Quirks of the Shinkansen: Part Two
The plethora of experimental rolling stock that ran on the Shinkansen right-of-way, and their impact on the commute to work of millions of people every day.
First up, the 1000 series.
These trains featured a similar body design to that of the production 0 series, albeit with a few differences. 6 cars were built, formed into 2 sets. After the Tokaido Shinkansen opened, they were shortly converted into maintenance trains.
Jul 19, 2023 β’ 10 tweets β’ 3 min read
Quirks of the Shinkansen: Part One
The time a standard-gauge private railway ran on Shinkansen right-of-way for a few years.
In the early 1960s, the Tokaido Shinkansen section between Shin-Osaka and Kyoto was completed, with a small portion paralleling the trackage of the Hankyu Electric Railway, a prominent private operator of the greater Osaka area.