Even the third generation of Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen trains are scrapped or museum exhibits now, the 70 trains of the 300 series, built from 1990 to 1998, capable for 270 km/h. Some were in servi... (more)
16-car shinkansen N700 of JR West is racing through Maibara station with 270 km/h from Tokyo to Hakata on a NOZOMI service. In the foreground you can see the new guard rails, which are installed t... (more)
Some of the pioneering shinkansen trains are museum exhibits nowadays. In the SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya are standing on the right end car # 21-86 of K17 train of the 0 series, built in 1... (more)
8-car 500 series shinkansen trainset # V2 of JR West as Kodama 732 from Hakata to Okayama (442 km) stopping in Shin-Yamaguchi. On the two middle tracks the trains are racing through with 300 km/h.