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[[File:Shinkansen E954(fastech360S) arrow-line.jpg|thumb|right|The Fastech 360S train at Omiya Station, May 2008]]
[[File:Shinkansen E954(fastech360S) arrow-line.jpg|thumb|right|The Fastech 360S train at Omiya Station, May 2008]]
[[File:E954FASTECH360Aerodynamicsbrakes.JPG|thumb|right|Detail of signature air brakes in deployed state]]
[[File:E954FASTECH360Aerodynamicsbrakes.JPG|thumb|right|Detail of signature air brakes in deployed state]]
'''Fastech 360''' is the name given to a pair of former experimental high-speed trains developed by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) to test technology for the next-generation [[Shinkansen]] rolling stock, and can run at speeds of up to 405 km/h (320 mph). The name is a [[portmanteau]] of '''Fast''', '''Technology''', and '''360''' km/h (213 mph), the speed at which production trains were initially hoped to be operated. Results of testing using these trains was incorporated into the [[E5 Series Shinkansen|E5 series]] and [[E6 Series Shinkansen|E6 series]] trains which are scheduled to enter revenue service from 2011, eventually operating at 320 km/h (200 mph).
'''Fastech 360''' is the name given to a pair of former experimental high-speed trains developed by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) to test technology for the next-generation [[Shinkansen]] rolling stock. The name is a [[portmanteau]] of '''Fast''', '''Technology''', and '''360''' km/h (213 mph), the target operational speed for production trains based on the new technologies. Speeds of up to 405 km/h (320 mph) were targeted during performance testing.<ref name="jrtechrev">{{cite web |title=FASTECH 360 High-Speed Shinkansen Test Train to Debut |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/press/20050302/ |date=9 March 2005 |accessdate=23 August 2009}}</ref> Results of testing using these trains will be incorporated into the [[E5 Series Shinkansen|E5 series]] and [[E6 Series Shinkansen|E6 series]] trains which are scheduled to enter revenue service from 2011, eventually operating at 320 km/h (200 mph).


There were 2 trains:
There were 2 trains:

Revision as of 16:06, 23 August 2009

The Fastech 360S train at Omiya Station, May 2008
Detail of signature air brakes in deployed state

Fastech 360 is the name given to a pair of former experimental high-speed trains developed by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) to test technology for the next-generation Shinkansen rolling stock. The name is a portmanteau of Fast, Technology, and 360 km/h (213 mph), the target operational speed for production trains based on the new technologies. Speeds of up to 405 km/h (320 mph) were targeted during performance testing.[1] Results of testing using these trains will be incorporated into the E5 series and E6 series trains which are scheduled to enter revenue service from 2011, eventually operating at 320 km/h (200 mph).

There were 2 trains:

  • Class E954 Fastech 360S: 8-car set for use on Shinkansen tracks only
  • Class E955 Fastech 360Z: 6-car set for use on both Shinkansen and Mini-shinkansen lines

Fastech 360 trains were equipped with emergency air braking plates like that of an aircraft, similar in appearance to the ears of a cat. This trait earned them a nickname of Nekomimi Shinkansen (猫耳新幹線), which literally means "cat-eared Shinkansen". This technology was not incorporated in the E5 series.

Class E954 Fastech 360S

Car 8 end with arrow-line profile and leading bogie covers removed, February 2006

This 8-car set (S9) was delivered on 26 June 2005. Cars 1 to 3 were built by Hitachi Ltd., and cars 4 to 8 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.[2] The train was withdrawn and scrapped at the conclusion of testing. [3]

Car E954-1 has a stream-line profile, reminiscent of the 500 series, and E954-8 has an arrow-line profile more reminiscent of the JR East E2 series and E4 series designs.[4]

Formation

  1. E954-1 (T1c)
  2. E954-2 (M1) (with pantograph)
  3. E954-3 (M2) (with toilet)
  4. E954-4 (M2)
  5. E954-5 (M1s)
  6. E954-6 (M2)
  7. E954-7 (M1) (with pantograph)
  8. E954-8 (T2c)

Class E955 Fastech 360Z

This 6-car set (S10) was delivered on 6 April 2006. Cars 1 and 4 to 6 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and cars 2 and 3 were built by Hitachi Ltd.[5] The train was withdrawn in December 2008 and scrapped.[2]

Formation

  1. E955-1 (M2c)
  2. E955-2 (M1s)
  3. E955-3 (M1) (with pantograph and toilet)
  4. E955-4 (M1)
  5. E955-5 (M1) (with pantograph)
  6. E955-6 (M2c)

See also

Media related to Fastech 360 at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "FASTECH 360 High-Speed Shinkansen Test Train to Debut". 9 March 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b JR電車編成表 2009夏 (JR EMU Formations - Summer 2009). Japan: JRR. June 2009. pp. p13. ISBN 978-4-330-06909-8. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "E954形中間車解体線入り確認". Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  4. ^ プロトタイプの世界 - Prototype World. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbunsha. December 2005. ISBN 4910065141258. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid prefix (help)
  5. ^ JR電車編成表 '07冬号 (JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007). Japan: JRR. December 2006. pp. p12. ISBN 4-88283-046-9. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
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