300X
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"300X" was the name given to the Class 955 6-car experimental Shinkansen train developed in 1994 by the Central Japan Railway Company in Japan to test technology to be incorporated in future shinkanse
Preserved car 955-6 at Hamamatsu Works, July 2010
Closeup view of rubber diaphragm between cars, September 2000
"300X" trainset on a daytime test run at Maibara Station, July 1999
443.0 km/h speed record sticker on car 955-6
700 Series Shinkansen
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The 700 series is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type built between 1997 and 2006, and entering service in 1999. Originally designated as "N300" during the development phase, they formed the n
16-car 700 series train on the San'yō Shinkansen, April 2009
The 500 series (right) and 700 series (left) passing through Hamamatsu Station
C sets Destination display
C sets Reservation display