#0 series

[merpmonde]

60 Years of the Tokaido Shinkansen!

On 1 October 1964, a railway line like no other opened. Connecting Tôkyô and Ôsaka, paralleling an existing main line, the Tôkaidô New Trunk Line had minimal curves, lots of bridges, zero level crossings. Striking white and blue electric multiple units, with noses shaped like bullets some would say, started zooming between the two cities as at the unheard-of speed of 210 km/h.

This was the start of the Shinkansen, inaugurating the age of high-speed rail.

The trains, with noses actually inspired by the aircraft of the time, originally didn't have a name, they were just "Shinkansen trains", as they couldn't mingle with other types anyway due to the difference in gauge between the Shinkansen (standard gauge, 1435 mm between rails) and the rest of the network (3'6" gauge, or 1067 mm between rails). The class would officially become the "0 Series" when new trains appeared in the 1980s, first the very similar 200 Series for the second new line, the Tôhoku Shinkansen, then the jet-age 100 Series. Yes, the 200 came first, as it was decided that trains heading North-East from Tôkyô would be given even first numbers, and trains heading West would have odd first numbers (0 is even, but never mind).

Hence the next new type to appear on the Tôkaidô Shinkansen was the 300 Series (second from left), designed by the privatised JR Tôkai to overcome some shortcomings of the line. Indeed, the curves on the Tôkaidô were still too pronounced to allow speeds to be increased, while all other new lines had been built ready for 300 km/h operations. But a revolution in train design allowed speeds to be raised from 220 km/h in the 80s to 285 km/h today, with lightweight construction (on the 300), active suspension (introduced on the 700 Series, left) and slight tilting (standard on the current N700 types).

Examples of five generations of train used on the Tôkaidô Shinkansen are preserved at JR Tôkai's museum, the SCMaglev & Railway Park, in Nagoya, with the N700 prototype lead car outdoors. It's striking to see how far high-speed train technology has come in Japan in 60 years. The network itself covers the country almost end-to-end, with a nearly continuous line from Kyûshû to Hokkaidô along the Pacific coast (no through trains at Tôkyô), and four branch lines inland and to the North coast, one of which recently got extended.

東海道新幹線、お誕生日おめでおう！

[portugaldesignlab]

Honda 0 Series｜Concept Movie

Amazing concept car 

[sofy-tofy]

Playstation 2 Horror Games Advertising

[wally-lake]

I'm tired, found that post on pinterest and felt silly. Enjoy

(Designs heavily inspired by @chloesimaginationthings)

[spirk-trek]

Farthest Star Fanzine | Pat Stall, 1978

[gethoce]

This is something I've been working on since early October, trying to compile as much of my headcanons regarding my version of "Kirby's species" as I can into one post. Some I have shared before, others I never mentioned here at all.

[samijey]

HAPPY ANNUAL SAMIJEY WARGAMES VICTORY

[yutamayo]

yeah. we know.

[periwinklemoonlight]

for those curious, my limited life scar design has always had a clock hand scar over his nose!! its usually just covered by his glasses :J

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Honda 0 Saloon Prototype, 2025. The second of Honda's new 0 series, the 0 Saloon will be based on the newly developed dedicated EV architecture that includes Level 3 automated driving technology. The production model of the Honda 0 Saloon is scheduled to be introduced first in the North American market in 2026, then in global markets, including Japan and Europe. 

[kiwipineappleparasol]

this will pay dividends in the sequel!

[tesb]

Who taught you how to build a lightsaber, anyway? — Ahsoka: "The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord" (2023)

[chalkrub]

identity-stealing newt found dead in miami - very sad, very canon

say mean things on my art celebrating an underappreciated book series by an illustrator i love and i WILL badly draw your favourite character in the family guy death pose

[suddenly-frankenstein]

«still... Amadeo had a skill.»

[rkrq]

He can't win

[safeturnip]

wild life ep3