More then 20 years after the first run, for me still one of the best looking highspeed trains ever, the 500 series Shinkansen of JR West for 300 km p.h (design speed 320). Designed by the german i... (more)
Inside the cab of shinkansen 500 series? No, it's a fake. In the end car of a 500 series train, a replica of a driver desk for young and older children is established, where they can play engineer... (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.
8-car shinkansen 500 series trainset V2 is leaving Aioi (Hyogo) with Kodama 753 to Okayama and Hakata in the evening sun.
For me the best looking highspeed train ever, 500 series of JR West for 300 km p.h (design speed 320). Designed by the german industrial designer Alexander Neumeister, 9 of this 16-car trains were... (more)