Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Dr. Yellow's retirement: "I feel very lonely"

　Regarding the retirement of JR Central and JR West Japan the 923 type car "Doctor Yellow" that inspects the Shinkansen on the 14th, the minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on the 14th, who was asked by a reporter about his retirement, replied, "I feel very sad." He added, "The Shinkansen has a very long history, but there have been no fatal accidents caused by railway operators, and I think it is because of Dr. Yellow's activities that are at the core of safety. In that sense, I would like to say thank you for your hard work." I said.　
　Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito is also known as a railway fan. As a railway fan, the minister is also looking at Dr. Yellow, which started with the 0 series at the time and is now a 700 series motif car. Referring to the fact that the driving schedule is not public, it is not a bullet train that you can see wherever you want to go, and he said, "It was to see it in an unexpected place and in an unexpected way. In closing, he said, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for entertaining us, giving our Mr./Ms.children big dreams, and for making a very significant contribution to the safety of the Shinkansen, and we will continue to conduct inspections using the current commercial vehicles, and the T5 train that Nishi Japan has will be operated until Reiwa 9, including the Tokaido Shinkansen, so it will still be occasionally for a while. I may be able to see it, but I would like to take the bullet train again to look forward to it." He answered a question from a reporter.
　　The Type 923 Doctor Yellow is an inspection vehicle built based on the 700 series cars and runs on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen. By running the track, they inspected the distortion of the tracks, abnormalities in the overhead wires, and whether the signal was received correctly. The T4 train owned by JR Central began operation in September 2001, and two T5 trains belonging to JR Japan West, which appeared in 2005, run alternately and inspect once every 10 days. The inspection data obtained from the two vehicles ensured the safe and stable transportation of the Shinkansen. The timetable was not open to the public, and it was famous as a bullet train that made you happy when you saw Dr. Yellow. This time, due to the aging of the car body, JR Central will retire in January next year, and JR West Japan will retire after 27 years. JR Central says it will plan an event before retirement. (Article written by Reporter)