ドキュメント 宇高航路最終日・瀬戸大橋開業【レイルリポート #01 Classics】A Documentary of the Ukou Ferryboat and the Seto Bridge

1988(昭和63)年4月9日限りで廃止された宇高航路、4月10日開通の瀬戸大橋、そしてそのすぐ脇を走る下津井電鉄を紹介。
連絡船最終日の状況、船内、貨車航送、伊予丸船長の哀愁、ホバークラフト・高速艇の現状、最終便出航。瀬戸大橋開業一番列車、マリンライナー展望車・クロ212からの前面展望、四国内特急の紹介など。

Classics -- A Documentary of the Ukou Ferryboat and the Seto Bridge [Rail Report #01]
In 1988, Seto Bridge was formally opened to connect Japan's mainland of Honshu to Shikoku, one of four islands across the inland sea of Seto.
In line with the completion of the Seto bridge, the Ukou Ferryboat, operated by Japan Railway (JR Shikoku), was taken out of service.
We will introduce the Ukou Ferryboat's final day.
Highlights included are the ferry's interior, the bridge deck, the retiring captain, and the final sailing before retirement.
The day after the ferry's retirement, the Seto bridge was opened with a highway running above and a railway running consecutively below.
We will introduce the various trains currently running on the Seto bridge as well as the new Limited Express train in Shikoku.