Shinkansen 300 series
| Shinkansen 300 series | |
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 300 series
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| Number: | 70 |
| Manufacturer: | Hitachi Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo |
| Year of construction (s): | 1990-1998 |
| Retirement: | 2007–2012 |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length: | 402.1 m, 25,000 mm (middle car), 26,050 mm (end car) |
| Height: | 3,650 mm |
| Width: | 3,380 mm |
| Empty mass: | 710 t |
| Top speed: | 270 km / h |
| Continuous output : | 12,000 kW |
| Acceleration: | 1.6 km / h / s |
| Wheel diameter: | 860 mm |
| Power system : | 25 kV 60 Hz |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Brake: | electrically controlled compressed air brakes (disc brakes), eddy current brakes |
| Seats: | 1,323 |
| Classes : | normal (2nd class), green class (1st class) |
The Shinkansen series 300 ( Japanese 新 幹線 300 系 電車 Shinkansen 300-kei densha ) was a Japanese high-speed train that was used since 1992 on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen by JR Central . The 300 series replaced the Shinkansen 100 and Shinkansen 0 series . The trains were retired by the end of March 2012.
design
The shape of these units was reminiscent of a curved wedge on the front. The new "nose" thus replaced the rocket-like front of older series. The vehicles were all painted brilliant white with a thick blue stripe underneath the windows.
The vehicles consisted exclusively of 16 cars. Instead of dining cars, two cars were equipped with snack stands, which were later removed to create more seats.
The 300 series were the first Shinkansen to be equipped with only three traction motors instead of several motors (one for each axle). For the first time it was a matter of modern three-phase asynchronous motors, while the predecessor types used simple AC drives.
variants
JR Central J series
60 trains with 16 cars each (hull number J1-J61) operated by JR Central . The units were delivered between February 1992 and October 1998.
In December 1998 the construction number J59 was equipped for tests with new single-arm pantographs of the Shinkansen series 700 . After the end of the test phase, all construction numbers with these pantographs were modified by the end of 2002.
With the introduction of the Shinkansen 700 series in July 2007, the first 300 series were retired.
According to the current plan, the 300 series should be completely withdrawn by March 2012.
JR West series 300-3000 F series
9 trains with 16 cars each (construction number F1-F9) operated by JR West on the San'yō-Shinkansen route .
The units were delivered between December 1992 and September 1993.
Pre-series 300-9000
The pre-series J0, also known as the 300-9000 series, took its first test drive on March 8, 1990 and was subjected to numerous tests before the 300 series was ready for series production in March 1992. On the morning of March 1, 1991, the J0 achieved the record speed of 325.7 km / h on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Maibara and Kyoto. At the time it was the speed record for a rail vehicle in Japan.
In March the J0 was modified and handed over to the JR Central with the new construction number J1. The J1 differs from the successor numbers in that it has a modified windscreen, different headlights and different side panels on the front. The J1 was also equipped with five pantographs (all other types with two). Due to limited water tanks, the J1 could only sail the Toyko-Hakata route before having to refill the tanks. The other construction numbers also managed the return trip without refilling, which is why the J1 was mainly used on the Tokyo to Osaka / Okayama / Hiroshima routes.
From 2001 the J1 was used as a test train for the JR Central to test new digital ATC equipment on the Tokaido Shinkansen. The J1 was retired in March 2007.
Furnishing
JR Central (J Series) 2nd class
JR Central (J Series) Green class
history
- January 1988: The series 300 project is started.
- March 8, 1990: Production of the 300-9000 series (construction number J0) is ended.
- April 1990: test drives start.
- October 1990: Speed record of 303.1 km / h during test drives.
- March 1, 1991: Speed record of 325.7 km / h during test drives.
- July 1991: An endurance test until March 1992 starts.
- February 1992: The first serial produced batch number (J2) is delivered.
- March 1992: On the Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi , the first 300 series is used with a top speed of 270 km / h.
- June 1992: The 300-9000 (J0) series is tested on the Sanyo Shinkansen.
- December 1992: The first series F (series 300-3000) is delivered.
- March 1993: Scheduled traffic on the Toyko-Hakata route begins.
- March 10, 1993: The J0 is converted to the J1.
- April 1994: Sliding doors are installed from construction number J16.
- August 1995: Starting with construction number J30, 2 pantographs are installed instead of 3.
- March 1996: The top speed on the Hikari is increased to 270 km / h.
- October 1998: Production of the 300 series is ended.
- September 1999: From construction number J9 the trains are converted to single-arm pantographs.
- December 2001: The 300 series is replaced by newer series on the Nozomi route.
- July 2007: The first 300 J14 series is retired.
- March 2012: The train is retired.
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Preserved copies
- 322-9001 (ex-prototype J1) in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
See also
Web links
literature
- JR 全 車 両 ハ ン ド ブ ッ ク 2006 (JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006) . Neko Publishing, Japan 2006.
- JR 電車 編成 表 '07 冬 号 (JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007) . JRR, Japan 2006, ISBN 4-88283-046-9 .
- Peter Semmens: High Speed in Japan: Shinkansen - The World's Busiest High-speed Railway . Platform 5 Publishing, Sheffield, UK 1997, ISBN 1-872524-88-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h 高速 鉄 道 物語 - そ の 技術 を 追 う - (Tale of high-speed traffic). Seizandō Syoten, Japan 1999, ISBN 4-425-92321-9 , p. 37.
- ↑ JR Central: ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: 東海 道 山陽 新 幹線 か ら 来 春 300 系 が 引退 し ま す. ) (PDF) Press release from October 10, 2011.
- ↑ さ よ な ら 、 初 代 「の ぞ み」 名 物 新 幹線 、 相 次 ぎ 引退 へ. In: Doshin Web. The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, May 4, 2010, accessed May 5, 2010 (Japanese).
- ↑ プ ロ ト タ イ プ の 世界 / Prototype World . Kōtsū Shimbunsha, Japan 2005, p. 94-95 .
- ↑ 東海 道 新 幹線 各 駅 停車 車 両 編 . In: Japan Railfan Magazine . tape 43 , no. 506 . Kōyūsha, Japan June 2003, pp. 48-68 (Japanese).
- ↑ 鉄 道 の テ ク ノ ロ ジ ー . tape 1 : 新 幹線 - Shinkansen . San-ei, Japan 2009, ISBN 978-4-7796-0534-5 (Japanese).