EPISODE · Jul 5, 2026 · 55 MIN
Japanese Railways: History, Safety and Design | National Railway Museum Podcast Episode 4
from The National Railway Museum Podcast · host nationalrailwaymuseumpodcast
Enter the railways! This episode sees Oli meet up with Rob Scargill, curator of the futures gallery to see what we have to learn from Japanese railways, from railway safety, to highspeed vehicles, from hello Kitty to womens only carriage we look at how the japanese have integrated the railways into their culture and what that might mean for the future of railways globally. Our podcast is filmed in Countess of York, the home of delicious afternoon tea at our museum. For more information about Countess and our museum, head to: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/
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In this episode Oli is joined by Rob Scargill, curator of the Futures Gallery and star of our trip to the Wuppertal Schwebebahn in Germany. Today our attention turns to the far East to see what we have to learn from Japanese railways—from railway safety to high-speed vehicles, from hello Kitty to women-only carriages we look at how the Japanese have integrated railways into their culture and what that might mean for the future of railways across the globe.
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