Japan got pawned in WW2 yet they came out ahead of everyone else. I guess their people have great determination to strive! "If you can't beat them, get ahead of them in their games" are quotes of the Japanese i bet.
@Quy4life see a few of my jap friends told me that after they lost in WW2,they really never gave up the ambition to conquer the world...But they realized that to accomplish that they had to do it technologically and economically wise...
@WaiWu THOSE ARE FRIEGHT TRAINS, big difference in technology. And for the most part they don't have to be as aerodynamic, they travel at 80 tops with a huge 16 cylinder 2 stroke diesel engine that connects towards an alternator which leads towards big traction motors on the bottom.
So cool...I love Japan...I enjoyed watching this...I filmed a short called "A New York Minute" for those who wish to travel to NY. You can view it on my page!! Enjoy!!
So cool...I love Japan...I enjoyed watching this...I filmed a short called "A New York Minute" for those who wish to travel to NY. You can view it on my page!! Enjoy!!
Nice train,Japan first introduced these so called bullet trains back in 1964.Now 46 years later,few countries have a train that matches.Japan is really far ahead in the future,even during the past!
@cvelizh Speeds vary and are currently approximately 180mph for an N700 or an E5 down to about 130mph for a 100 series. The double deckers you see here are going to be scrapped soon, They run at about 145mph.
Japan...hands down, they are the most technologically advanced cultures in the world...looks like something outta back to the future...lol..do they serve sushi on dem trains...dats what you would called healthy fast food..HIYO!!!!
The trains are multiple unit type. Both train units are controlled from one cab. They are used in most subway systems too, but are less noticeable connected bullet train units due to their shape.
japan is so small... it was bombed to shreds in ww2, yet it is the most technically progressive nation on earth. even though germany is doing its part as well im quite envious of the japanese. great nation.
random numbers sigh if you mean individual passengers that's impossible, your saying that 90% of the worlds population has been on it including africans e.t.c
When i say passengers it refers to trips. Sorry if i gave you the wrong impression.
And no the numbers are not random, bearing in mind the shinkansen started operations in 1964 and runs through the Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka mega urban areas, where people use the shinkansen like we use the metro, only for longer distances.
I don't want to knock British railways, I really don't, but they were always a political football especially with the conservatives and subsidy to the private companies is far bigger than it was ever to BR when they were nationalised. Factually investment in BR declined whilst in France and Japan it increased. Can anyone comment on Eurostar (British) versus French Eurostar and the Japanese Bullet train etc.
The Japanese and the French have invested in rail services which are the envy of the world, the French being nationalised and believe the Japanese is as well. Meanwhile, back in the UK...
The Eurostar is good in its own ways. I agree that it is on par with the shinkansen, and in many ways is even better, for instance Eurostar and normal trains can share the same station platforms rather than stopping at a different station like they do in Japan due to track differences.
I rode on the Hayate from Hachinohe to Tokyo a couple years ago. It was the smoothest and most quiet ride I've ever been on. I was in the "Green Car", which is farthest away from the engine so there wasn't any noise from the motor or jolting from the other cars. Regardless, I don't think it matters where you sit, you'll still get the ride of your life
hey, nice job if ud like my friend made a few train vids himself, maybe u should go check them out, and sub him while ur at it =] hes tryin to get 100 before christmas, please help him out, 4 more to go thx!!! have a nice night everyone =P
come to think of it, the 500 series was credited to be designed by german train makers, but im pretty sure the 700 series is all japan's idea, i mean u dont see anyone else with duckbills out there, do you?
that's correct it was the 500nozomi not the 700. i realized i typed it in wrong after i posted it but was too lazy to fix it. hah. the 700 is a great train though. rode it on the tohoku hayate shinkansen. very fast, very smooth.
lol, i bet ur starting to be annoyed by my little corrections, the 700 series runs the tokaido and sanyo lines by JR central and west while the tohoku hayate line is run by E2 series which look close to the 700s because of their nose shape, and are operated by JR east.
Meglevs are not only fast but it is the most advanced train system ever made by humans and it is completely different. it only uses magnets that are on the underbelly of the main locomotive. Basically the reason the japanese have these is because they are technologically advanced thanks to our care trade and positive notoriety with them. they can go up to at least 500 mph in some case and it is safe. the US was going to make one in the DC area but its scrubbed or on hold. check wikipedia
One of the things that should be on a us infrastucture future list..NYC 2 LA , Miami 2 Providence, San Diego 2 Seattle 500mph trains..But when all is said and done we would proboly end up with a over priced train that barely cracks 140mph, and only caters to poiticians, oops I forgot about the Acela
Because having a car is so important. Saying that sarcastically and the fact that everywhere is so far apart. It would be cool but having cars is more important than solving the problems to congestion, global warming, and our energy problems.
the UK will be using a high speed train, just not the bullet train. lemmie explain. the bullet train nickname comes from the original shinkansen's train desingn, the 0 series. the front of this train looks like a bullet, and it earned the nickname bullet train.
BFrRaken, Eurostar is a TGV, so it's a bullet train too! the main difference with normal TGV is the speed. Eurostar runs at 300km/h(186mph) while TGV Duplex and Atlantique runs at 320km/h(200mph)
the bullet train name comes from the original shinkansen design, the 0 series has a distinct nose to it, which resembles a bullet. thats how it earned the name "bullet train"
Re: "I got a bullet train from Cairo to Buenos Aries which took only 3 minutes. No sooner had I sat down to admire the view when I had to get up and get off." {comment by carntspell}
Are you saying it took you three minutes to travel from Egypt in Northern Africa to Buenos Aires in Argentina, South America? I don't believe you.
I think that my fellow American was mentioning "richest nation in the world" in a sarcastic context, referring to our poor transportation infrastructure. Believe me, we're clamoring for HSR in our part of the country (which is not middle "Amurrika", of course).
The JR found out that the special Nekomimi brakes our only useful when the train is above 340km/h, and they said they are not going to put in the Nekomimi into service.
I got a bullet train from Cairo to Buenos Aries which took only 3 minutes. No sooner had I sat down to admire the view when I had to get up and get off.
Actually the TGV only goes 574+ km/h the Japanese Maglev went 581 km/h. I'm sure you've seen that on youtube. The reason why I think the Japanese are better in building faster bullet trains than the Europeans is because they invented it.
I would love to have a drive of these trains. I drive Double Decker Electrics. Max speed im allowed is 115km/h. My trains have the aerodynamics modeled off a brick.
richest nation on earth eh? not to put a damper on your spirits but your currency is about as devalued as it's ever been and your trade deficit is the largest in the world and only getting bigger. the us is actually one of the poorest nations in the world and is being kept afloat only by foreign investments.
Unfortunately the JR 500 is to be replaced by the less attractive but economically cheaper N700 characterised by its flat 'duck-bill' nose. Come 2011 the next-generation of Shinkansen, the aptly named "cat-eared Shinkansen" OR "Nekomimi Shinkansen", the FASTECH 360 will be put into service. Maximum speed of this futuristic train, a whopping 405 km/h (252 mph)!
Unfortunately the JR 500 is to be replaced by the less attractive but economically cheaper N700 characterised by its flat 'duck-bill' nose. Come 2011 the next-generation of Shinkansen, the aptly named "cat-eared Shinkansen" OR "Nekomimi Shinkansen", the FASTECH 360 will be put into service. Maximum speed of this futuristic train, a whopping 405 km/h (252 mph)!
Ugly, badly ventilated and stupid paintjobbed train!!!! u can kiss crh380a's ass gay train !!!!!!!!!
samliist 1 month ago
Ugly slow boring and
samliist 1 month ago
This train was equal to M9 earthquake ...
Over 45 years,fatal accident is 0...
Safety is most important .
ewind55 3 months ago
does anyone happen to know what these wonderful machines run on??
SAOTOME666 3 months ago
新幹線は無事故＆死亡者0です。
v9c9v 7 months ago
héhe_ÀNý_gûÿs_wAñt_tõ_chÀt_wÌth_mE
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Erm...Its not japanese...Its chinese >.< x)
CatchMeBlondie 1 year ago
@CatchMeBlondie dude its japan
thatuglyguy1 1 year ago
@CatchMeBlondie Nice try, at 1:00 that announcement is clearly in Japanese.
architrex12249 10 months ago
I love traveling on the Shinkansen, sure beats the hell out of AMTRAK.
4izm0v 1 year ago 10
I like it.
somkidmex 1 year ago
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It's Japan.
EmperorJakers 1 year ago 2
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09byDE 1 year ago
Japan got pawned in WW2 yet they came out ahead of everyone else. I guess their people have great determination to strive! "If you can't beat them, get ahead of them in their games" are quotes of the Japanese i bet.
Quy4life 1 year ago
@Quy4life see a few of my jap friends told me that after they lost in WW2,they really never gave up the ambition to conquer the world...But they realized that to accomplish that they had to do it technologically and economically wise...
bourneidenty 1 year ago
WOW! That mostly longest train to type of double deck trains!!!!!
NESTABROWN9 1 year ago
Super Cyber-turbostar train was so fastest! Look like very posh of those train.
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@emoperson667 JAPAN - Stop slaughtering endangered whales or be nuked again.
ccolimon 1 year ago
@ccolimon you must be one of paul watsons's rabid whale fucking disciples why dont you go suck a whale dick asswipe
SAOTOME666 3 months ago
Seriously American train is not even aerodynamic...it's just a block of metal with big engine.....
WaiWu 1 year ago 2
@WaiWu THOSE ARE FRIEGHT TRAINS, big difference in technology. And for the most part they don't have to be as aerodynamic, they travel at 80 tops with a huge 16 cylinder 2 stroke diesel engine that connects towards an alternator which leads towards big traction motors on the bottom.
tehatemachine 5 months ago
So cool...I love Japan...I enjoyed watching this...I filmed a short called "A New York Minute" for those who wish to travel to NY. You can view it on my page!! Enjoy!!
Please share!
commonskymedia 1 year ago
So cool...I love Japan...I enjoyed watching this...I filmed a short called "A New York Minute" for those who wish to travel to NY. You can view it on my page!! Enjoy!!
Please share!
commonskymedia 1 year ago
Nice train,Japan first introduced these so called bullet trains back in 1964.Now 46 years later,few countries have a train that matches.Japan is really far ahead in the future,even during the past!
nema1218 1 year ago 3
Cool! So it's a very smooth ride, except when two Shinkansens pass one another.
indojapanese 1 year ago
that train is hot
c2cfamilyvideo 1 year ago
How fast does it go? in mph please
cvelizh 1 year ago
@cvelizh Speeds vary and are currently approximately 180mph for an N700 or an E5 down to about 130mph for a 100 series. The double deckers you see here are going to be scrapped soon, They run at about 145mph.
Rocketboy1950 1 month ago
mean looking trains, why are they so mad looking, excellent video
afterthefox7 2 years ago 3
@afterthefox7 i think they look like geese kinda makes sense too
rbmaserang 2 years ago
uuuhhh noooo, no geese only mean.
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TrainSpotterX 2 years ago
They doesnt touch the rails! *_* Magnetizing win!
CaCcOlOuS 2 years ago
These are no magnetic trains
thymol210 2 years ago
@thymol210 There certainly are. Try Googling Linimo Maglev.
Rocketboy1950 1 month ago
Beautiful train! Wish I could ride it.
ShiniRyuk 2 years ago
E4 rocks
h0troddude 2 years ago
the Japanese are awesome!.
akimf 2 years ago 2
Visual overdose of Bullet Trains !! love it...
dominicr2001 2 years ago
Japan...hands down, they are the most technologically advanced cultures in the world...looks like something outta back to the future...lol..do they serve sushi on dem trains...dats what you would called healthy fast food..HIYO!!!!
cagerox 2 years ago 4
sooooo hayaiiiiiii!!!!!!!!
P9T9RPAN 2 years ago
Whoa, look at the front of that train at 2:11!! That's truly space age, it looks like something out of a science fiction movie!! Awesome!!
dave4shmups 2 years ago
BRAVO! 5 Stars!
Modeltrainguy 2 years ago
why the two train connected together?
MrTungau 2 years ago
i was wondering that
lukeluvsguitar 2 years ago
The trains are multiple unit type. Both train units are controlled from one cab. They are used in most subway systems too, but are less noticeable connected bullet train units due to their shape.
Born2killx 2 years ago
Each train has a different destination.
The coupled train runs from Tokyo station to Fukushima or Morioka stations, and they are separated there.
Hayate:Tokyo-Fukushima-Morioka-Hachinohe
Komachi:Tokyo-Fukushima-Morioka-Akita
Tsubasa:Tokyo-Fukushima-Shinjo
ks3298 2 years ago 2
Because when the train arrives at Morioka, they split and the other heads in another direction to Akita.
dfsolidus 2 years ago
japanese are the best, americans are piss
ifatfaizeeoisho 2 years ago 5
jer the japenese trains are like hektic, they go so fast
Sungatii 2 years ago
americans arent piss you dipshitting bastard, and im half japanese so i know
FutureMarine246 2 years ago
japan is so small... it was bombed to shreds in ww2, yet it is the most technically progressive nation on earth. even though germany is doing its part as well im quite envious of the japanese. great nation.
playgrrrr 2 years ago 3
bullet trains in japan can go 600 km/h
lol...
carGT111 2 years ago
@carGT111 No it can't :P
stinooke 1 year ago
i wonder if any Graff writers have tried taggin or bombin that train
WhyNotME67 2 years ago
Japanese people dont graffiti on trains.
They jump infront if them.
r0ly345 2 years ago 2
lmao true dat
WhyNotME67 2 years ago
I'm one of the 5 billion passengers the system has carried :)
pagan5Z6nda 2 years ago 3
awesome, and sweet username
JAKExTHExRAKE 2 years ago
5 bill... thats almost the entire world population
Inv4derxXx 2 years ago
random numbers sigh if you mean individual passengers that's impossible, your saying that 90% of the worlds population has been on it including africans e.t.c
need1more1sugar 2 years ago
When i say passengers it refers to trips. Sorry if i gave you the wrong impression.
And no the numbers are not random, bearing in mind the shinkansen started operations in 1964 and runs through the Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka mega urban areas, where people use the shinkansen like we use the metro, only for longer distances.
pagan5Z6nda 2 years ago
To clarify some terms in my earlier post the 'trip' refers to a trip that a passenger makes on the train, not a trip that the train itself makes.
pagan5Z6nda 2 years ago
time to train surf
maemoe9977 2 years ago
I'm gonna ride when I'm at Japan !
evangeline97 2 years ago 3
SAME THEAM OF RYANAIR LOL
djkenny09 2 years ago
they should wack a few o them up in england just imagine how many people would be early for work :O lol
andypmz07 2 years ago 2
Then the train have to stop of places to places constantly. That's kinda hard. People still have to wait for one like they do with buses.
itchyb00 2 years ago
I don't want to knock British railways, I really don't, but they were always a political football especially with the conservatives and subsidy to the private companies is far bigger than it was ever to BR when they were nationalised. Factually investment in BR declined whilst in France and Japan it increased. Can anyone comment on Eurostar (British) versus French Eurostar and the Japanese Bullet train etc.
Mounhas 2 years ago
The Japanese and the French have invested in rail services which are the envy of the world, the French being nationalised and believe the Japanese is as well. Meanwhile, back in the UK...
Mounhas 2 years ago 3
...and the US
greendayguy32123 2 years ago 2
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oh shut it!!! The UK has the Eurostar which is on a par with all these lot!...I think...
WOTEVA31 2 years ago
The Eurostar is good in its own ways. I agree that it is on par with the shinkansen, and in many ways is even better, for instance Eurostar and normal trains can share the same station platforms rather than stopping at a different station like they do in Japan due to track differences.
pagan5Z6nda 2 years ago
Gott a love the E4!
MINILOCO999 2 years ago
Maybe daniel an wheelie are on the train or maybe he can transform to raiden an back to trainobot Japanese roboto
amaurosisfugax2002 2 years ago
I will 2nd drumbago
antgun007 2 years ago
we need one of these from LA to Vegas!
drumbago 2 years ago 3
Max is my favourite.
bruunobanaani 3 years ago
i want to ride on the train!!!!!!!!!!
but i live in Hokkaido ;(
(Sokoha Shinkansen Ga Hashiranai Kara Ne.)
daittis 3 years ago
Me To
But Im In Australia
REECEAVA 2 years ago 2
I rode on the Hayate from Hachinohe to Tokyo a couple years ago. It was the smoothest and most quiet ride I've ever been on. I was in the "Green Car", which is farthest away from the engine so there wasn't any noise from the motor or jolting from the other cars. Regardless, I don't think it matters where you sit, you'll still get the ride of your life
bonjour82 3 years ago
They run at more than 200KM/h !!??
Errr....yeah I should think they do!
Don't you mean 200MPH ?
soundseeker63 3 years ago
hey, nice job if ud like my friend made a few train vids himself, maybe u should go check them out, and sub him while ur at it =] hes tryin to get 100 before christmas, please help him out, 4 more to go thx!!! have a nice night everyone =P
WesBWMS 3 years ago
yamagata shinkansen
SagamiharaFuchinobe 3 years ago
Jeder ICE 3 ist schöner!
Grommi28 3 years ago
Shinkansen hayainee
lol
KIRBYofUNKO 3 years ago 2
I wonder who the boy is XD
biffygriff 3 years ago
Futuristic looking! :D
VampireKyou 3 years ago
so whats the average speed of one of these things?
virginpilot1 3 years ago
Cool. This is what our American Acela dreams of growing up to be.
Hands007 3 years ago
Doubt it. Train systems are very expensive to maintain. Air needs no maintenance. Only between Boston and NY, LA and SF, maybe.
Kenta19191919 3 years ago
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The U.S. sucks Saudi dicks. They can easily make Japane style HSR for NYC-DC, NYC-Boston, NYC-Boston.
L.A.-Vegas, L.A.-SF, Dallas-Houston, Dallas-San Antionio, Miami-Atlanti.
People in the U.S. are retarded scum. They hate HSR trains going so fast while they get stuck in traffic.
They have this "go where you want to go" attitude. They are nothing but fat retarded bastards.
And Amtrak Acels SUCK.
madmaxninja08 3 years ago
you're one to give advice about sucking dicks, i'd say you're the champion dick sucker of them all.
itsumonihon 3 years ago
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You clearly are a son of a whore redneck queer. Your mother is an expert in sucking cock. You are nothing more than a redneck faggot.
madmaxninja08 3 years ago
how am i a redneck? i'm not even american, i don't live in america (i live in the middle of tokyo)
itsumonihon 3 years ago
Five star for this ! :D
WhiteWarrior1314 3 years ago
Is there got a lot of type of Bullet train in Japan?? And what is their top speed?? jus curious :D
WhiteWarrior1314 3 years ago
thier testing train reached 581 Km/hr. and they are aiming to keep the train cruise at 500 Km/hr. check "MagLev"
cpregister 3 years ago
Oic ! Thank you so much for the information !! :D
WhiteWarrior1314 3 years ago
300 km/h
Shin Osaka to Hakata
Series N700 & 500
Kenta19191919 3 years ago
At 3:07 to 3:15, I guess the trains are the E4 double-decker connected to a 400 series.
Nlangkirby135 3 years ago
Can anyone tell me how much the ticket cost from Tokyo to Nagoya on Shinkansen? I'm going to Japan this November.
Donz5885 3 years ago
1st 14270yen
2nd 10780yen
1hour 36 min
07loulou20 3 years ago
How many dollar for 100 yen turn into?
Donz5885 3 years ago
about 1
DrIdler00 3 years ago
is that a mag lab
lastopher7 3 years ago
Please stop envying.
train that white pigs make is only the same.
Haifonsirei 3 years ago
sugoidesu!!!
baby9811 3 years ago 2
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czk12345 3 years ago
haha
Is there a train in Poland?
Haifonsirei 3 years ago 4
TGV is SHIT... europeans can't make trains and that's a fact... don't be jealous because you know you love Japan's trains...
teej70 3 years ago 4
TGV is not the best i know but Germany's ICE kicks ass!
razorblade1995 3 years ago
Germany's train is OK... however, it's nothing compared to the Shinkansen...
teej70 3 years ago 3
actually its like German style vs Japanese which is pretty much the same quality and quietness.
razorblade1995 3 years ago 2
some of the shinkansen were designed by german firms (700 series for example).
itsumonihon 3 years ago
come to think of it, the 500 series was credited to be designed by german train makers, but im pretty sure the 700 series is all japan's idea, i mean u dont see anyone else with duckbills out there, do you?
IC1415c 3 years ago
that's correct it was the 500nozomi not the 700. i realized i typed it in wrong after i posted it but was too lazy to fix it. hah. the 700 is a great train though. rode it on the tohoku hayate shinkansen. very fast, very smooth.
itsumonihon 3 years ago
lol, i bet ur starting to be annoyed by my little corrections, the 700 series runs the tokaido and sanyo lines by JR central and west while the tohoku hayate line is run by E2 series which look close to the 700s because of their nose shape, and are operated by JR east.
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Japan sucks, guileful dwarfs
freeway911 3 years ago
fuck korea.suck my dick
nikka001 3 years ago
what is wrong with you???
madelinec14 3 years ago
lol dwarfs, I'm not even sure if thats supposed to be insulting so go screw urself, japan rules.
LoveLoudMusic66 3 years ago 2
These trains look like airplanes without wings
Nice video mabo3
PrinceBR373 4 years ago 2
I think what you said there is very discriminatory. you better watch what you say nexttime. I happen to love the japanese big and small
zgrillo2004 4 years ago
hey i need some facts about this can someone help me out???
avrilloverTristan 4 years ago
Meglevs are not only fast but it is the most advanced train system ever made by humans and it is completely different. it only uses magnets that are on the underbelly of the main locomotive. Basically the reason the japanese have these is because they are technologically advanced thanks to our care trade and positive notoriety with them. they can go up to at least 500 mph in some case and it is safe. the US was going to make one in the DC area but its scrubbed or on hold. check wikipedia
zgrillo2004 4 years ago
One of the things that should be on a us infrastucture future list..NYC 2 LA , Miami 2 Providence, San Diego 2 Seattle 500mph trains..But when all is said and done we would proboly end up with a over priced train that barely cracks 140mph, and only caters to poiticians, oops I forgot about the Acela
stevefromPA 4 years ago
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tennenb0ke 4 years ago 8
WORD
Lecksell 4 years ago
A thing of beauty...Japan is way ahead of the resto of the world as far as this type of thing.
elmurguista 4 years ago 6
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i have one of those in my pants
MyNameKicksAss 4 years ago
super :)
Chrobalivy 4 years ago 4
They're like fricken spaceships pulling in and out of a dock. Why can't we have a transportation system like that here in the US?
Redsky42 4 years ago 2
because we're car happy
pianoplayer19955 4 years ago
Because having a car is so important. Saying that sarcastically and the fact that everywhere is so far apart. It would be cool but having cars is more important than solving the problems to congestion, global warming, and our energy problems.
Dibbadong 4 years ago
yes,full of stupid byers
svrakata 4 years ago
Not THAT is what I call a train!
ukburger 4 years ago
Sorry everyone mistake, I meant to say
now THAT is what I call a train!
ukburger 4 years ago
Wow, how many people does that double decker carry???
pepecasablancas 4 years ago
That train is called Series E4. And E4 can carry a total of 1,634 passengers.
This is highest capacity train in the world.
ks3298 4 years ago
That train is called Series E4. E4 can carry a total of 1,634 passengers.
This is the highest-capacity train in the world.
ks3298 4 years ago
damn this is crazy how many trains passing in a minute?
if i m alone at the sation i will get scared
ranald50 4 years ago
I wonder What Will Happen If I manage to sit on the nose of the 1:47 train...
TerranMarineX 4 years ago
請問那攝影師站在那邊多久了啊?
a930601ndy 4 years ago 2
england and france shud take away the euro
star and use the bullet train
BFkRaKeN 4 years ago 2
Uk will be using the bullet train!
clarkneil1980 4 years ago
the UK will be using a high speed train, just not the bullet train. lemmie explain. the bullet train nickname comes from the original shinkansen's train desingn, the 0 series. the front of this train looks like a bullet, and it earned the nickname bullet train.
mikeeyChance 3 years ago
what wrong with the Euro star ?
hekma 4 years ago
BFrRaken, Eurostar is a TGV, so it's a bullet train too! the main difference with normal TGV is the speed. Eurostar runs at 300km/h(186mph) while TGV Duplex and Atlantique runs at 320km/h(200mph)
lagnopascal 4 years ago
the bullet train name comes from the original shinkansen design, the 0 series has a distinct nose to it, which resembles a bullet. thats how it earned the name "bullet train"
mikeeyChance 3 years ago
Australia needs these trains between Brisbane - Sydney - Canberra - Melbourne to complete with the airlines.
brisdave 4 years ago
Cairo to Buenos Aires? Damn... that must be the largest bridge ever built...
michetox 4 years ago
no stupid it's a tunnel
paradoxbox1 4 years ago
Re: "I got a bullet train from Cairo to Buenos Aries which took only 3 minutes. No sooner had I sat down to admire the view when I had to get up and get off." {comment by carntspell}
Are you saying it took you three minutes to travel from Egypt in Northern Africa to Buenos Aires in Argentina, South America? I don't believe you.
j1t1a 4 years ago
I think that my fellow American was mentioning "richest nation in the world" in a sarcastic context, referring to our poor transportation infrastructure. Believe me, we're clamoring for HSR in our part of the country (which is not middle "Amurrika", of course).
doggz1 4 years ago
I'm in Missouri, and no, we don't call it "Amurrika". That's the South.
Nebetsu 4 years ago
The JR found out that the special Nekomimi brakes our only useful when the train is above 340km/h, and they said they are not going to put in the Nekomimi into service.
ktome889 4 years ago
well uk getting some for the 2012 wooop!
thornalley 4 years ago
I got a bullet train from Cairo to Buenos Aries which took only 3 minutes. No sooner had I sat down to admire the view when I had to get up and get off.
carntspell 4 years ago
Understood
KChery 4 years ago
Actually the TGV only goes 574+ km/h the Japanese Maglev went 581 km/h. I'm sure you've seen that on youtube. The reason why I think the Japanese are better in building faster bullet trains than the Europeans is because they invented it.
KChery 4 years ago
The Japanese have the fastest bullet train in the world not Europe.
KChery 4 years ago
I would love to have a drive of these trains. I drive Double Decker Electrics. Max speed im allowed is 115km/h. My trains have the aerodynamics modeled off a brick.
ozzy2111 4 years ago
Why can't my country (Brazil) be rich???
We don't have nothing that compares to that here.
Great video
economistBR 4 years ago 2
I'm from the US, richest nation in the world and we don't have anything like that either
goDaleJrgo 4 years ago
richest nation on earth eh? not to put a damper on your spirits but your currency is about as devalued as it's ever been and your trade deficit is the largest in the world and only getting bigger. the us is actually one of the poorest nations in the world and is being kept afloat only by foreign investments.
paradoxbox1 4 years ago 4
The US doesn't have trains because you sold out to Detroit a long time ago and also the fact that your major cities are too far apart.
And...and you are not the richest country on a per capita basis, which matters more to the individual.
economistBR 4 years ago 3
Maybe US is the richest nation in the world, but definitely is not the most developed...
DonCucho 4 years ago 5
TGV's record is under special condition: fewer pasenger cars than usual, special track, which was wrecked after the test.
FASTECH 360 doesn't damage tracks.
kksolanet 4 years ago
We people from Melbourne Australia could only dream about bullet trains. Our Railway System is a fucking nightmare.
webzanboy 4 years ago
lols watch the Europeans and Japanese kill each other over whose train kicks more ass... haha :D
baba678 4 years ago
Unfortunately the JR 500 is to be replaced by the less attractive but economically cheaper N700 characterised by its flat 'duck-bill' nose. Come 2011 the next-generation of Shinkansen, the aptly named "cat-eared Shinkansen" OR "Nekomimi Shinkansen", the FASTECH 360 will be put into service. Maximum speed of this futuristic train, a whopping 405 km/h (252 mph)!
Takeru1983 5 years ago
Unfortunately the JR 500 is to be replaced by the less attractive but economically cheaper N700 characterised by its flat 'duck-bill' nose. Come 2011 the next-generation of Shinkansen, the aptly named "cat-eared Shinkansen" OR "Nekomimi Shinkansen", the FASTECH 360 will be put into service. Maximum speed of this futuristic train, a whopping 405 km/h (252 mph)!
Takeru1983 5 years ago