SHINKANSEN 300 SERIES
Shinkansen 300 Series - top speed 270Km/h
introduced in 1992.
The 300 Series Shinkansen high-speed trainsets for
Japan's Shinkansen (bullet
train) dedicated high-speed railways were introduced in
1992 on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines for use on the fastest
Nozomi services, being capable of 270 km/h (168 mph). As more were
delivered (66 trains by 1998) they replaced earlier units on Hikari
service and allowed the thus displaced
100 Series units to finally in
turn displace 0 Series units on
almost all services.
Shinkansen 300 Series
The styling of these units is something of a 'curved
wedge' at the front, replacing the aircraft-style nosecones of previous
Shinkansen trains. The furthest forward point is the very bottom of the
pilot. They are painted brilliant white with a medium-thick blue stripe
beneath the windows.
They are only found in sixteen-car sets and have no restaurant cars, though
they did originally feature two refreshment counters (later removed).
Technically, they are notable for being the first Shinkansen sets to employ
three-phase AC traction motors instead of direct current units.
Shinkansen 300 Series Pictures.
(Article
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