#jr東

[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！

[takigawa]

このリニアモーターカーが静岡県を通る僅かな区間を静岡県川勝知事が反対したので、工期が大幅に遅れて、2027年開業予定が2034年以降になりました😭

[aquayurufuwatraveler]

2024.4.4~8 三重 三岐鉄道 JR富田駅

西武カラーの元西武701系と今後活躍する元国鉄211系

[honda-shigekazu]

梅田徘徊

ラーメン屋さんでチャーハンだけ注文してもいいのかなと思う今日このごろです…。

[shirasuphoto]

No.469 Shimosa 4 views

the necessary duo

Abiko station on Joban line in Chiba prefecture

*The station staff uses flags to signal, and the driver drives based on the signals. After the driver confirmed that the addition of trains is complete, Doors will be opened.

Archive;series 8 views No.460~

No.469　下総四景

二人組 - 常磐線我孫子駅

アーカイブ:八景シリーズ　No.460～

[radiojyo]

やっぱりかっけぇぇぇぇってなるんですよ

[blubblubisdead2me]

I'm crying it doesn't even make sense rn but AHSHAUWISIQ 😭😭😭😭

Working art requests I've been sent!!! this one is for @revermbed from way back, full comic coming soonish ❤️

[catvcr]

JR東海 X'MAS EXPRESS CMs

[jefpoo421]

Fix-It Felix in Sapporo and in Tokyo

[magical-magyars]

釜石線　ＳＬ銀河　ラストラン　2023．5．4

[herofestival]

2024年を生きてる人達、ガルクラを観るべし

[stationpic01]

2018.10.28 Nigata Station JR東日本 上越新幹線 新潟駅

[sofiaflorina2021]

Happy 60th Anniversary of Shinkansen

Happy 60th anniversary of Shinkansen (1 October 1964 - 1 October 2024).

How many feelings has the Shinkansen carried to this day?

Media Source: https://youtu.be/-B2zDIelS1E

[jjf-hakaida]

JR西日本　東海道本線　塚本ー尼崎

[shirasuphoto]

No.454　仙台八景　杜の都-仙山線 E721系

アーカイブ

八景シリーズ　No.440～

[araiwatal]

東海道線で一番の��景 The most spectacular view on the Tokaido Line https://youtu.be/2uesIxjo2KA