Japanese Dual Mode Vehicle(DMV) デュアルモードビークル JR北海道

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Trial runs with passengers in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. (Jan 21, 2007)
静岡県富士市の岳南鉄道線でのデモンストレーション走行（2007年1月21日）

In the year 2000, Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) began developing a prototype DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle) 'minibus' that will carry 25 passengers and can operate as a train, running on tracks with steel and rubber wheels, as well as a bus, driving on roads with conventional tires. Now nearing completion this remarkable hybrid will be able to take advantage of existing rail track through more developed areas and then shift to roadways for operation in less-densely populated areas. Overcoming the main obstacle to this kind of service it can change from one type of wheels to the other in 10 to 15 seconds! (JR NEWS Aug 9, 2006)

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: February 25, 2007 at 9:33 am
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Tags: dmv dual mode vehicle japan japanese JR Hokkaido Railway Company デュアルモードビークル 日本 JR北海道 富士 岳南鉄道

Video Comments:
HSMiyamoto (October 11, 2008 at 2:31 pm)
The idea is to lower the cost of passenger rail service on lightly-traveled branchlines. That is one reason the bus is so narrow, and it does not seem capable of high speed or powerful enough to pull an articulated section.
ShutterBug717 (September 12, 2008 at 4:23 am)
I don't understand the concept of this. Couldn't the people just tack the regualr trains? Is this supposed to be environmentally safe or something?
demo46 (August 27, 2008 at 9:44 am)
pretty good concept, nice job!!
heatherandpaul2 (July 30, 2008 at 6:51 am)
Ok, I heard the begining. I hear the deisel. I figuer its too complicated to tap into the deisel to control the other stuff. this looks like its been retrofitted.
heatherandpaul2 (July 30, 2008 at 6:49 am)
why does it sound like a lawn mower? Does it usen a separate small engine to raise and lower the guide wheels and train wheels. Is the vehicle electric??
ajlordnikon (June 24, 2008 at 12:27 am)
Considering the time it takes to drop the hi-rail wheels on to the tracks, and all the geopolitics of having to talk to dispatch to get clearance to enter the RoW, I don't see it as being very efficient. I don't see it even passing a kaizan audit.
Surrey12 (February 5, 2008 at 7:28 am)
everything made in china and japan are crap, i hope that car isn't painted with lead.
kgt2468 (April 6, 2008 at 8:58 am)
its made in china because japanese company move to other country like china because china is very cheap
kgt2468 (April 6, 2008 at 9:00 am)
made IN china but the creator is japanese
thiago497150 (January 27, 2008 at 2:33 pm)
a kind of hybrid train/bus was tested 10 year ago in brasil. But haven´t sucess