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E5 series trainsets were first introduced on the new Hayabusa services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori from 5 March 2011, initially operating at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). From 19 November 2011, a total of six E5 series trainsets were in operation, with sets also used on some Hayate and Yamabiko services.
The original Shinkalion toy franchise was released as a spin-off of the Plarail franchise on March 16, 2015. The original toys released resemble regular Shinkansen trains complete with a front train, middle carriage and back train and that are compatible with any Plarail track. But the three components can transform and combine into a robot ...
And on 19 November 2011, E5 series trainsets, with maximum speeds of 320 km/h, were introduced to the line, with some of them used on Hayate services. [2] The introduction of the E5 series resulted in the introduction of the Hayabusa , which replaced the Hayate 's role as the fastest train on the line.
The E3 series (E3系) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type built for Komachi services which commenced on 3 June 1997, coinciding with the opening of the new Akita Shinkansen "mini-shinkansen" line, a regular 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge line between Morioka and Akita re-gauged to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge.
The E5 was powered by twin 12-cylinder prime movers, developing a total of 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) at 800 rpm.Designed specifically for railroad locomotives, the mechanically aspirated, two-stroke, 45-degree V-type engine, with an 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (216 mm) bore by 10 in (254 mm) stroke, giving 567 cubic inches (9,290 cm 3; 9.29 L) displacement per cylinder.
The train services proved popular, and from the December 1998 timetable revision, an addition return working was added, and the E3 series trains were lengthened to six cars each. [4] From the December 1999 timetable, all Komachi services ran together with E2 series Yamabiko trains, allowing overall journey times to be reduced, with a typical ...
The New Haven EP-5 was a double-ended mercury arc rectifier electric locomotive built in 1955 by General Electric, for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.It was built to haul passenger trains between Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
This train won the 41st Blue Ribbon Award in 1998. The 500 series ( 500系 , Go-hyaku-kei ) is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Japan on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from 1997 until 2010, and the San'yō Shinkansen line since 1997.