Japan's "Doctor Yellow" track-testing shinkansen begins long goodbye

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 years since the first generation.The trains have developed a mythical status among Japan's rail enthusiasts as their operating timetables are not disclosed to the public. Their elusiveness has given birth to claims that those who spot them will be blessed with happiness.The two Doctor Yellow trains, T4 and T5 editions, have respectively traveled along the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines spanning To…READ FULL ARTICLE