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Leaving Huis Ten Bosch I got to ride around and see a variety of trains that run on Kyushu Island. Since Huis Ten Bosch was an awkward location, and I was going to another archeological theme park in another awkward location there were not any direct trains. The lady at Huis Ten Bosch who spoke good english explained to me I can take a northbound train for about six minutes to Haiki and change there to a busier eastbound train heading back to Hakata. Then at Saga station I would have to get off and change to a local commuter train to get me to my station. This would take about another hour and half and I was trying to get to the park before it closed at 5pm. I was leaving Huis Ten Bosch on the 1.48 train. The first train to Haiki was actually on the official Huis Ten Bosch Train. This had a front red nose on the front carriage and an open glass carriage. I went into the first carriage which was business class to take some pictures. Here you could look directly into the drivers cabin and see his controls and hand signals. You Also had a clear view of the track ahead. Unfortunately it was too brief as I had to get off at Haiki after six minutes. At Haiki I transferred to another high speed train but not designed to go as fast as the bullet trains. I now had time to sit down and eat my fish and chips that I had bought at Huis Ten Bosch before leaving The train was half full so I went down the carriages looking for a pair of empty seats. When the conductor came by he told me I was in first class and I had to move carriages. I didnt see any difference with the seats in this section. So I went back along the train looking for a less crowded section and ended up in the front car. This was again with an open glass front to view the conductors cabin. It was also economy class and was quite empty. So I ended up with a much better seat and view then what I had first chosen. The train ride was an hour so time to relax. At Saga I had to switch again to a local commuter train. This was one of the small two car glass carriage type trains and was more like a subway car. After a few more minutes I made it to Yoshinogari Station where the archeological park was Videos: JR Huis Ten Bosch Glass Train http://youtu.be/yx2mhF8DyX8 JR Kyushu Glass Train http://youtu.be/FOSEUDMwRIU
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