>tfw there was an abandoned 651 just sitting there and it got scrappedrip in pieces
>>1138625>JR WestAlso perhaps one of the issues some commentators highlighted concerning the hiring freeze during privatisation. There's an age gap and all the oldies are dying off while the younger engineers haven't been trained properly and don't give the same shits
Once the Tokaido Shinkansen infrastructure starts to life expire, that'll also be a test of competence
>>1138589The saving grace is that it didn't derail, it only got close. Otherwise, they'd be fucked
