What are Doctor Yellow trains?
Q: What are Doctor Yellow trains?
A: Doctor Yellow are a group of Japanese trains used to test the condition of Shinkansen high-speed train lines.
Q: What do Doctor Yellow trains check?
A: Doctor Yellow trains check the tracks on the ground and also the wires which run above the trains.
Q: How did they get their name?
A: Their name comes from their unusual equipment onboard "Doctor", and the color that they are painted in "Yellow".
Q: Why is their color scheme yellow with a blue stripe?
A: The color scheme was made from reversing the color scheme (blue with a yellow stripe) used on test trains on non-high speed lines into yellow with a blue stripe.
Q: How fast can Doctor Yellow Trains go?
A: The trains can go as fast as normal shinkansen trains, up to 270 km/h on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.
