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  Shinkansen Series E1
Body of E1 is made from steel, not aluminum.
In usually, they can be seen on Joetsu Shinkansen Line for Niigata.
E1 original livery (left) and 925 test car.
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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Shinkansen
In contrast to the existing lines, the Shinkansen lines are standard gauge, and use tunnels and viaducts to go through and over obstacles, rather than around them.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 kph, putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
The prefix is used to distinguish the railway station serving Shinkansen trains in towns where it is in a different location to the regular station, as in Shin-Osaka station.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/sh/Shinkansen?title=Tohoku_Shinkansen   (441 words)

  
 SHINKANSEN : Encyclopedia Entry
Shinkansen track is standard gauge, extremely level, and has rails that are continuously welded together to reduce vibration.
The "Shinkansen" name was first formally used in 1940 for a proposed standard gauge passenger/freight line between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, using steam and electric locomotives with a top speed of 200 km/h (twice the speed of the fastest Japanese train at the time).
The first Shinkansen trains ran at speeds of up to 210 km/h (130 mph)[[1]], later increased to 220 km/h (135 mph); some of these trains, with their classic bullet-nosed appearance, are still in use.
bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Shinkansen   (1884 words)

  
  Shinkansen
In contrast to the existing lines, the Shinkansen lines are standard gauge, and use tunnels and viaducts to go through and over obstacles, rather than around them.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h, putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
The prefix is used to distinguish the railway station serving Shinkansen trains in towns where it is in a different location to the regular station, as in Shin-Osaka station.
www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/s/sh/shinkansen.html   (508 words)

  
 E1 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The E1 Series Shinkansen trainsets, introduced in 1994, were the first double-deck trains built for Japan's Shinkansen dedicated high-speed rail lines.
They are generally, along with their fellow double-deck class the E4 Series Shinkansen, known by the marketing name "MAX" (Multi-Amenity eXpress).
Because of increasing incompatibility with stations on the Tohoku line, which was being used for more through services to northern Japan, all six twelve-car trainsets were transferred to the Joetsu line as of 1999, and eight-car E4 Series Shinkansen trainsets replaced the E1 Series on the Tohoku line.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/E1_Series_Shinkansen   (198 words)

  
 E4 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The E4 Series Shinkansen were the second series of bi-level Shinkansen high-speed trainsets to be built in Japan (the other being the E1 Series).
They operate on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen.
As with the earlier E1 series trains, maximum speed is 240 km/h.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/E4_Series_Shinkansen   (164 words)

  
 Shinkansen Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan, upon which the famous "Bullet Trains" run.
The Shinkansen is run by Japan Railway, formerly a parastatal company (Japan National Railways) but now a private consortium.
The Kyushu Shinkansen from Kagoshima to Yatsushiro is scheduled to open in 2004.
www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/s/sh/shinkansen.html   (566 words)

  
 Japan celebrates the birth of high-speed rail: forty years ago this month, Japan opened the world's first dedicated ...
Services were provided by a fleet of 360 Japanese-built Series 0 railcars, dubbed bullet trains because the noses of the driving cars resembled bullets and were reportedly based on the DC-8 airliner, which represented the state-of-the-art of international air travel at the time.
The earliest bogies were bolster type which gave way to bolsterless bogies on the Series 300 and the addition of semi-active suspension on the Series 700.
Held under the auspices of Japan's ministries of Foreign Affairs and Land, Infrastructure and Transport, it is the fourth in a series of high-speed rail conferences.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-123706834.html   (2426 words)

  
 Shinkansen - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Shinkansen
The Shinkansen railway network had to build wide-gauge tracks to carry the bullet trains; the standard width being unsuited to their design.
The Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka carried 270,000 passengers a day by 1990.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Shinkansen   (235 words)

  
 Shinkansen - network of high speed rail lines in Japan
The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan, upon which the famous "Bullet Trains" run.
The Shinkansen is run by Japan Railway, formerly a parastatal company (Japanese National Railways) but now a private consortium.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (185 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
www.japan-101.com /travel/shinkansen.htm   (792 words)

  
 Shinkansen
The "Shinkansen" name was first formally used in 1940 for a proposed standard gauge passenger/freight line between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, using steam and electric locomotives with a top speed of 200 km/h (twice the speed of the fastest Japanese train at the time).
The first Shinkansen trains ran at speeds of up to 200 km/h (125 mph), later increased to 220 km/h (135 mph); some of these trains, with their classic bullet-nosed appearance, are still in use.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV, Italian TAV, Spanish AVE, German ICE, and South Korean KTX trains.
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 Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Shinkansen is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan, upon which the famous Bullet Trains run.
The prefix shin means new in Japanese and oftentimes when building the shinkansen network, it was not feasable to build it to the already existing station, therefore a second station is built with the shin prefix.
In 2003, JR Tokai reported that the Shinkansens average arrival time was within 0.1 minute or 6 seconds of the scheduled time.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Shinkansen   (877 words)

  
 21ma.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Shinkansen track is standard gauge, extremely level, and has rails that are continuously welded together to reduce vibration.
The first Shinkansen trains ran at speeds of up to 210 km/h (130 mph)[1], later increased to 220 km/h (135 mph); some of these trains, with their classic bullet-nosed appearance, are still in use.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the British Eurostar, French TGV, Italian TAV, Portuguese Alfa, Spanish AVE, German ICE, and South Korean KTX trains.
www.21ma.com /mod3.php?title=Shinkansen   (2038 words)

  
 BT Research - Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Since the initial Tōkaidō Shinkansen opened in 1964, the network (2,459 km or 1528 miles) has expanded to link most major cities on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū with running speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph), in an earthquake and typhoon prone environment.
The "Shinkansen" name was first formally used in 1940 for a proposed standard gauge passenger/freight line between Tokyo and Shimonoseki, using steam and electric locomotives with a top speed of 200 km/h.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV Eurostar Thalys, Italian TAV, Spanish AVE, German ICE and South Korean KTX trains.
www.breathittteens.com /research.php?title=Shinkansen   (1982 words)

  
 Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Shinkansen is run by Japan Railway, once public rail road corporation then private company.
The first Shinkansen trains ran at speeds of up to 200 kph, later increased to 220 kph.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 kph, putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
www.termsdefined.net /sh/shinkansen.html   (683 words)

  
 LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia Alphabetical Index: E   (Site not responding. Last check: )
E1 (from E17 (disambiguation) to E1 Series Shinkansen)
E2 (from E2 Series Shinkansen to E2 Series Shinkansen)
E3 (from E3 (disambiguation) to E3 Series Shinkansen)
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 Topics
Series E1, Japan's first double-decker Shinkansen, scheduled to go into service this summer, shown to press at Sendai General Rolling Stock Yard in Miyagi Prefecture.
The Series E1, nicknamed MAX, is designed to carry long-distance commuters from the Oyama and Utsunomiya areas on the Tohoku Shinkansen, and from the Kumagaya and Takasaki areas on the Joetsu Shinkansen.
Both the smartly-dressed JR Series 281 and the unusual mask of the Nankai Series 50000 have attracted the attention of rail enthusiasts.
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 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Shinkansen are run by the various companies of Japan Railway, formerly Japanese National Railways but now a private consortium.
The prefix 'shin' means 'new' in Japanese and oftentimes when building the Shinkansen network, it was not feasible to build it to the already existing station, therefore a second station was built with the 'shin prefix'.
Most Shinkansen lines that were proposed during the boom of the early 1970s have been postponed indefinitely.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Shinkansen.html   (815 words)

  
 Japanese train
But, this series is designed so that it can run through the heavy snow area than 0 series.
This series and E3 series are running at the section of ordinary truck.
This series is most number of capacity in the world that is used 2 units 16 cars.
rokko1go.jpn.org /main/photo/english/eng_jnrtec20.htm   (201 words)

  
 Japanese Bullet Train Model Page
Anyone who has heard of the Shinkansen, would probably think of this type, which was the first one built for the opening of the new line in 1964, and whose front was patterned on the nose of the DC series airliners of the day.
The first N scale models of the Shinkansen were actually made under the name of Tomiyama (which became Tomy) in 1963 and were classed as '000' scale and advertised as 'The Smallest Train Set of the World' (sic).
As JR East's first new Shinkansen set, this number series was originally planned to be used for the E1 series, but before it was implemented, they decided to use the 'E' prefix for their new sets instead.
japanese-model-supplies.com /JBTM   (9156 words)

  
 Sumitomo Group Public Affairs Committee
The roots of the Shinkansen can be traced back to World War II, when a "Bullet Train Plan" was proposed to link Tokyo and Shimonoseki.
The Shinkansen network was next extended east and northward, bringing the total route length to 2,400 kilometers.
For example, the "400-series" trains incorporated in a single train all the equipment necessary to run on both Shinkansen and conventional tracks, while the "E1-series" double-decker trains were created to address the need for increased seating capacity during morning and evening commuter demand peaks.
www.sumitomo.gr.jp /english/discoveries/special/80_02.html   (412 words)

  
 UK Commission for Integrated Transport
E1.8 The Shinkansen routes currently under construction are being built by the JRCC and will be leased to the Japan Rail companies on completion, which will also operate the trains.
On privatisation, the Shinkansen routes were initially separated from the rest of the network and transferred to a new publicly owned corporation, but then subsequently sold to the Japan Rail companies.
These agreements were made between the parties in a series of committee meetings and are available publicly; however, they are not comparable to the forms of multi criteria or cost benefit analyses that might be conducted in Britain.
www.cfit.gov.uk /docs/2004/hsr/research/ae.htm   (1730 words)

  
 Japan - Review - Transport in Japan (trains mainly)
The 0 series is scheduled to be completely removed by the year 2000.
As with the 300 series units, full buffet counter facilities are not provided, but a small refreshment counter is. Vending machines for drinks and snacks are also provided at three locations within the train.
Like the 400 series, this is a mini-shinkansen vehicle designed to run at speeds up to 275km/h on shinkansen lines, and 130km/h.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/japan-1/233896   (1914 words)

  
 Shinkansen - TGV -:: JaponOnline.com - Japan within reach::   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To this end the first oars of the series O were delivered in February 1964 and on October 1, 1964 Japan inaugurated the first rail network at high speed with the monde.Tôkyô was not more whereas at approximately three hours of Ôsaka.
In Shinkansen, one does not consume on the spot, one eats his O bentô or one drinks his beer in his place.
algré an unfavourable environment, the shinkansen was essential like the interior factor of the economic development most significant on Japan and fast and highly reliable means of transport, and this, while not choosing to circumvent the obstacles, but while crossing them, not creating like few curves in the layout of the lines.
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 The Japanese Bullet Train quiz -- free game
Shinkansen is the Japanese word for 'Bullet train', and refers to both the rail routes and the trains themselves."
When the 400 series created the national speed record of the time, which line was it running on?
E1 The 6 car 300X test train's cars were built by how many different manufacturers?
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 E4 Series Shinkansen at AllExperts
The E4 Series Shinkansen were the second series of bi-level Shinkansen high-speed trainsets to be built in Japan (the other being the E1 Series).
They were built for commuter services on the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen lines; 26 units were built between 1997 and 2003.
As with the earlier E1 series trains, maximum speed is 240 km/h.
en.allexperts.com /e/e/e/e4_series_shinkansen.htm   (192 words)

  
 Japanese Bullet train types
These records are from the 500 series "Nozomi" trains running at a maximum speed of 300km/h between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, which commenced in March 1997.
'200' Series bullet train, which was introduced in 1982 for the new Tohoku and Joetsu lines, running north from Tokyo to Morioka and Niigata.
'E1 MAX' Series (Multi Amenity Express) run by East Japan Railways from 1994 as the first full double-deck train to relieve commuter overcrowding.
www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Island/2589/nmt/bullet.html   (482 words)

  
 The Shinkansen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
JR West's Class 700 known as "Hikari Rail Star", the newest series introduced in March 2000.
Class 700, the newest shinkansen at Hiroshima in Apr 1999.
Class E4 double decker for the Tohoku shinkansen line at Omiya station in Feb. 1999.
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 E1 Series Shinkansen - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The E1 Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1994, were the first double-deck trains built for Japan's Shinkansen dedicated high-speed rail lines.
They are generally, along with their fellow double-deck class the E4 Series Shinkansen known by the marketing name "MAX" (Multi-Amenity eXpress).
They were introduced specifically to relieve overcrowding on services used by commuters on the Tohoku Shinkansen and Joetsu Shinkansen, but as of 1999 all six trainsets were transferred to the Joetsu Shinkansen.
www.netipedia.com /index.php/E1_Series_Shinkansen   (111 words)

  
 Shinkansen types - E1 series
These units were originally designated as 600 series, but instead came under the new JR East numbering scheme, receiving the classification E1 series.
From the new timetable of 4 December 1999, all E1 series trains were transferred to Joetsu Shinkansen Max-Asahi (now Max-Toki) and Max-Tanigawa services.
This set was outshopped in a new livery [see photo] based on the current standard JR East style of white upper body and blue lower body separated by a pale pink stripe.
www.h2.dion.ne.jp /~dajf/byunbyun/types/e1.htm   (354 words)

  
 Shinkansen
Japanese high speed train are called "Shinkansen" that means "new trunk line".
The Shinkansen lines actually extend from north to south of Japan and are divided in many lines.
National Japan Railways (JR) are divided in 6 company, and Shinkansen route are divided between this company.
www.ciosbahn.net /dream/inglese/velocita/shinka.php   (91 words)

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