Steel Shaft, Shinkansen High-Speed Train, Japan

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

The Shinkansen network of Japan Railways represents an impressive public transport system of high-speed trains reaching speeds of nearly 450 km h-1. The trains that run on the Shinkansen network are often known as bullet trains.

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Shinkansen shaft
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Shinkansen shaft made from steel

Movie showing the Shinkansen train arriving at Tokyo Station, on its way to Sendai.




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