Farewell, 'Doctor Yellow': Japan's track-testing bullet train to retire

Trainspotters lament as beloved diagnostic vehicle begins final tour

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Train fans rushed to Tokyo Station on Friday to take a picture of the retiring Doctor Yellow. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)

MASAKI ISHIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Central Japan Railway kicked off a farewell tour for the "Doctor Yellow" diagnostic shinkansen bullet train on Friday at Tokyo Station, where enthusiasts gathered to pay their respects to the perennial favorite.

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