Shinkansen series E6

Shinkansen series E6
Numbering:	Z1 - Z24
Number:	24
Manufacturer:	Kawasaki HI , Hitachi
Year of construction (s):	2010-2014
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length:	23,075 mm (end car) 20,500 mm (middle car)
Height:	3,650 mm
Width:	2,945 mm
Empty mass:	453.5 t
Top speed:	Shinkansen routes: 320 km / h. Conventional routes: 130 km / h
Acceleration:	1.71 km / h / s (Shinkansen routes) 2.0 km / h / s (conventional routes)
Power system :	25 kV / 50 Hz (Tōhoku Shinkansen) 20 kV / 50 Hz (Akita Shinkansen)
Power transmission:	Overhead line 2 pantographs
Brake:	Engine brakes , disc brakes
Train control :	DS-ATC
Seats:	315/23 (2nd / 1st class)
Classes :	normal (2nd class), green class (1st class)

The Shinkansen series E6 ( Japanese 新 幹線 E6 系 電車 , Shinkansen E6-kei densha ) is a Japanese high-speed train operated by the operator JR East , which began operating on March 16, 2013. The E6 series is based on the FASTECH 360 Z test train and has been in use since March 2013 for the Komachi “Mini-Shinkansen” on the Akita-Shinkansen . The E6 series replaces the E3 series trains .

history

Like the E5 series, the E6 series emerged from the FASTECH 360 test train. Between 2006 and 2008, the S10 set, from which the E6 series emerged, was extensively tested. The first pre-series vehicle (S12 set) was delivered by the manufacturer in June 2010 and tested until the end of 2012. The first of the 23 series vehicles ordered was delivered on November 22, 2012. The first commercial use of the E6 series took place on March 16, 2013 as a Super Komachi connection, although the maximum speed was limited to 300 km / h until March 2014. By increasing the speed compared to the E3 series (275 km / h), the travel time between Tokyo and Akita could be shortened by 10 to 15 minutes. With the completion of the delivery of the E6 series and the decommissioning of the E3 series, the maximum speed was increased to 320 km / h and the name of the connection was changed back from Super Komachi to Komachi .

technology

In contrast to the outwardly very similar E5 series, which is only used in the Shinkansen network, the E6 series also has to run on conventional railway lines in northern Japan. As a "mini Shinkansen" it is used on the Tōhoku Shinkansen in traction with the E5 series and must therefore be able to achieve top speeds of up to 320 km / h. On the other hand, trains to Akita are also operated on conventional lines that have been converted to standard gauge, where special requirements are placed on cornering behavior. For this reason, the E6 series is equipped with tilting technology that allows the car to be tilted by up to 1.5 degrees in curves.

As before with the E5 series, the E6 series brake system will be supplied by the German manufacturer Knorr-Bremse .

In order to be able to drive 320 km / h in regular operation, the E6 series - like its sister series E5 - has been developed for maximum streamlining. This is the reason for the eye-catching, 13-meter-long nose of the end car, the design of which is particularly intended to counteract the tunnel bang . At 13 meters, the nose of the E6 series is seven meters longer than that of the E3 series that was previously used. This is why the E6 series has 7 cars in order to have the same space as the E3 series with 6 cars.

Train composition

The series vehicles consist of the following cars:

direction	← Tokyo			Akita →
Car no.	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
Labelling	M1sc	Tk	M1	M1	M1	T	M1c
numbering	E610	E628	E625	E625	E627	E629	E621
Weight (t)	45.7	44.4	42.5	43.1	42.5	44.5	43.8
Seating capacity	23	35	60	60	68	60	32

Cars 11 to 14 of the pre-production vehicle were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and cars 15 to 17 by Hitachi HI.

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  E611-1 (car no.11)

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  E628-1 (car no.12)

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  E625-1 (car no.13)

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  E625-101 (car no.14)

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  E627-1 (car no.15)

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  E629-1 (car no.16)

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  E621-1 (car no.17)

The series vehicles from no.Z2 are composed of the following cars:

direction	← Tokyo			Akita →
Car no.	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
Labelling	M1sc	Tk	M1	M1	M1	T	M1c
numbering	E610	E628	E625	E625	E627	E629	E621
Weight (t)	45.1	44.4	41.7	41.8	42.1	44.2	43.4
Seating capacity	22nd	34	60	60	68	60	32

design

The design of the E6 series was created by the Japanese industrial designer Ken Okuyama and is intended to be reminiscent of the images of the Namahage demons typical of Akita prefecture and the lanterns of the kantō festival. The outer color scheme is dominated by the color "Hiun" (Japanese 飛雲), a white that is interrupted lengthways by a silver-colored decorative stripe. The front and the roof of the vehicle are designed in red.

Many innovations from the E5 series were adopted in the interior design. There is a socket at every seat and security cameras in every door area. Both the "normal class" and the "green class" have 2 + 2 seating. The seat pitch is 1,160 mm in the "green class" and 980 mm in the "normal class" and is therefore identical to the E3 series.

fleet

Train number Z9, pulled by a class EH200 locomotive during the transfer from the production plant to the Akita depot in June 2013

number	delivery	Manufacturer	Remarks
S12	July 8, 2010	Hitachi / Kawasaki HI	Pre-production vehicle
Z2	November 22, 2012	Kawasaki HI
Z3	3rd December 2012	Kawasaki HI
Z4	December 18, 2012	Hitachi
Z5	February 14, 2013	Hitachi
Z6	March 14, 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z7	April 26, 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z8	May 18, 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z9	June 22, 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z10	June 27, 2013	Hitachi
Z11	12th of July 2013	Kawasaki Hi
Z12	July 10, 2013	Hitachi
Z13	August 24, 2013	Kawasaki Hi
Z14	August 30, 2013	Hitachi
Z15	September 14, 2013	Kawasaki Hi
Z16	September 27, 2013	Hitachi
Z17	October 9, 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z18	October 25, 2013	Hitachi
Z19	1. November 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z20	November 30, 2013	Hitachi
Z21	December 11th 2013	Kawasaki HI
Z22	January 21, 2014	Kawasaki HI
Z23	February 13, 2014	Hitachi
Z24	April 2, 2014	Hitachi

Web links

Commons : Shinkansen Series E6  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Railway Gazette: JR East unveils Super Komachi high speed train . November 27, 2012, English
2. ↑ Press release of April 26, 2012 from Knorr-Bremse AG (PDF; 24 kB)
3. ↑ http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr57/pdf/6-11web.pdf
4. ↑ Rail Magazine, October 2010, pp. 114–117
5. ↑ 47 News: "「 こ ま ち 」の 新型 車 両 発 表 13 年 に 秋田 新 幹線 に 導入" (February 2nd, 2010) .
6. ↑ JR 電車 編成 表 2012 夏. May 2012. p. 14. ISBN 978-4-330-28612-9 .