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simonbp

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Linux, Railway, Beer dork; Astrophysics PhD; occasional interplanetary explorer

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foone , an Random Englisch
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What's the normal amount of CRTs/week to be purchasing in 2024?

Because I just realized that for the last two weeks, I'm averaging 1/week

simonbp ,
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@foone Less than 2 per week, so you're still good to spec

notjustbikes , an Random Englisch
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I am on the weirdest train yet.

I booked the HIGH RAIL train, which is billed as a stargazing train.

I thought I was getting a train where you look at the stars from the train.

But no, it's a train where you go to the station near the Nobeyama Radio Observatory, get out for 40 minutes, and try to see stars from the parking lot.

Oh, and there's a detailed guided explanation in Japanese. And a small planetarium on board.

Weird.

At least they have good beer! 🍻

Star-themed train seat turned towards the window

simonbp ,
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@notjustbikes @jon It's a replacement for the steam-hauled SL Ginga that they had to retire last year. I'm betting a lot of tour groups had prebooked that (joyful trains are mostly tour groups) and JR East offered this as a substitute.

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Tokyo has BBBase, a train designed for road cyclists to take their bikes out of the city for a ride.

It has big, comfortable seats and special racks for road bikes.

I am an old white guy with no bicycle. I'm sure everyone is wondering what the heck I'm doing on this train on an early Saturday morning. 😂

simonbp ,
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@notjustbikes and of course there's a model of it, because Japan

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10513460

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