Shinkansen 800 Tsubame

The newest Kyushu shinkansen 800 Tsubame arriving in the sunset at Kagoshima station

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• shinkansen
• 800
• tsubame
• kagoshima
• railway

[ikinaridango0156]

@jonaskussams

Because there are many tunnels in Japan. (The topography is different from Europe)

When a bullet train came in the tunnel, a sonic boom occurs.

Therefore, the window is small. (Like the window of the plane)

[Grak70]

<3 JR

[SPS148669]

It has a more European look to it rather than the Bullet shaped or Duck-bill shaped nose formaly giving Shinkansens their iconic design in the past.

[juan1911]

@ikinaridango0156@ No, all of Europe has the same topography, Spain is the country with more high speed lines in Europe and is a mountainous country, so the cars have to be pressurized to prevent annoying pressure changes in the tunnels. That if high-speed trains in Spain have panoramic windows unlike the Japanese.

[JET997u]

And the USA has Amtrak. How pathetic is that....?

[MrFlavioValentino]

@ikinaridango0156 you dont need to travel on Planes there you a train :P

[mastersgta1]

Looks like a passenger jet on rails. I suppose the cabins are pressurized too?

[MHunt1000]

MMMM, shiny!

[outback1054]

@Tomasch air positive/negative pressure during passing thru tunnel will be alternated in a very short time. therefore, structural strength of chassis should be increased. it means the beams of this chassis become wider than others. so window goes smaller.

[spartan117ism]

Like a lego 7897 train

[Tomasch]

@ikinaridango0156 Don't understand that, please explain that a bit more.

[trismaster]

I can't wait for the whole line to get completed. I really want to ride the whole Kagoshima Route from Hakata to Chuo!