Michael@H
Shinkansen: 500 Series
With a design that looks capable of reaching outer space, surely this is the ultimate definition of a "bullet train"? Yes, there are some wheels underneath somewhere. A relatively old design, first entering service in 1997, it was the first shinkansen to run at 300km/hr in regular passenger service.
As I saw so often with these trains, a small boy is looking on with fascination at the right of the picture (more generally, the shinkansen were being admired and photographed by small boys of all ages and genders; and not just the tourists...).
Shinkansen: 500 Series
With a design that looks capable of reaching outer space, surely this is the ultimate definition of a "bullet train"? Yes, there are some wheels underneath somewhere. A relatively old design, first entering service in 1997, it was the first shinkansen to run at 300km/hr in regular passenger service.
As I saw so often with these trains, a small boy is looking on with fascination at the right of the picture (more generally, the shinkansen were being admired and photographed by small boys of all ages and genders; and not just the tourists...).