From January, Japan begins saying goodbye to the famous "Doctor Yellow" special bullet trains that have diagnosed faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines in some form for around 60 ...

Japan's eye-catching yellow Shinkansen, affectionately known as "Doctor Yellow," will be retired in coming years due to their age and condition. The diagnostic trains, which are based on the 700 ...

After the Doctor Yellows make their final run, inspection equipment will be installed on Shinkansen that will be utilized in their regular operations. These trains will also inspect the tracks and ...

Paid visitors will be allowed to board the Shinkansen track-testing trains known as Doctor Yellow and East i this month as railway companies try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.