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At Keio Electric Railway there’s a driver-and-conductor duo who are happy to show us how Japanese trains run "like clockwork".
The two-man team recently starred in a new video uploaded to the company’s official YouTube, and it’s been drawing attention not only for the behind-the-scenes look at how the trains are operated, but also for the sweet bond that exists between employees. The video lifts the curtain on their life on the rails, starting with a peek into their schedule, which consists of day and night shifts, sometimes even with overnight stays.
At Keio, they like to have their drivers and conductors stick together as a duo. Mr Hosoo and Mr Uemura have been working every shift together for three years. It’s impressive to learn about the partnership system, and Hosoo and Uemura make it look easy, smiling and laughing as they sign in. While they might be jovial in the office, as soon as they take up their positions on their train, they perform tasks in a serious and professional manner, using hand and buzzer signals to communicate and ensure the safety of everyone on board.
When it’s time to break for lunch, the two take their meals together at the staff cafe, where they reveal that they spend time together outside of work too, even attending baseball games despite supporting rival teams.
There is downtime in between trains so staff are provided with a kitchen area, a computer room, rest spaces, nap rooms and even a bedroom and shared bath to keep them working in peak condition. The shifts can be long, so it helps to have a partner by your side going through the same thing, and judging by their friendship, this is a duo that will last the test of time.
It’s a very sweet video that serves as inspiration for all us in our own working relationships, and the sweetest moment of all comes towards the end of the video, when the driver is asked to convey what Mr Hosoo means to him. He doesn’t even have to think before he turns to the conductor and tells him, “You’re an irreplaceable partner“. After they laugh goodheartedly, he goes on to say more seriously, “I am indebted to you both professionally and privately so you’re someone I’d never want to lose.”
When Mr Hosoo is asked for his impressions, he jokingly says, “We’re more than friends but less than lovers“. While this might seem like a lighthearted take on the relationship, it’s actually an apt description for two people who spend so much time together, especially when the stakes are so high with the safety of so many lives in their hands every day.
https://soranews24.com/2024/09/09/j...melt-hearts-with-behind-the-scenes-friendship
At Keio Electric Railway there’s a driver-and-conductor duo who are happy to show us how Japanese trains run "like clockwork".
The two-man team recently starred in a new video uploaded to the company’s official YouTube, and it’s been drawing attention not only for the behind-the-scenes look at how the trains are operated, but also for the sweet bond that exists between employees. The video lifts the curtain on their life on the rails, starting with a peek into their schedule, which consists of day and night shifts, sometimes even with overnight stays.
At Keio, they like to have their drivers and conductors stick together as a duo. Mr Hosoo and Mr Uemura have been working every shift together for three years. It’s impressive to learn about the partnership system, and Hosoo and Uemura make it look easy, smiling and laughing as they sign in. While they might be jovial in the office, as soon as they take up their positions on their train, they perform tasks in a serious and professional manner, using hand and buzzer signals to communicate and ensure the safety of everyone on board.
When it’s time to break for lunch, the two take their meals together at the staff cafe, where they reveal that they spend time together outside of work too, even attending baseball games despite supporting rival teams.
There is downtime in between trains so staff are provided with a kitchen area, a computer room, rest spaces, nap rooms and even a bedroom and shared bath to keep them working in peak condition. The shifts can be long, so it helps to have a partner by your side going through the same thing, and judging by their friendship, this is a duo that will last the test of time.
It’s a very sweet video that serves as inspiration for all us in our own working relationships, and the sweetest moment of all comes towards the end of the video, when the driver is asked to convey what Mr Hosoo means to him. He doesn’t even have to think before he turns to the conductor and tells him, “You’re an irreplaceable partner“. After they laugh goodheartedly, he goes on to say more seriously, “I am indebted to you both professionally and privately so you’re someone I’d never want to lose.”
When Mr Hosoo is asked for his impressions, he jokingly says, “We’re more than friends but less than lovers“. While this might seem like a lighthearted take on the relationship, it’s actually an apt description for two people who spend so much time together, especially when the stakes are so high with the safety of so many lives in their hands every day.
https://soranews24.com/2024/09/09/j...melt-hearts-with-behind-the-scenes-friendship
I love his voice !
