315 Series is a new-generation commuter train designed to serve Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. It followed the same overall dimension as the 313 Series but with a longitudinal seating arrangement. JR ... (more)

While ordering more 211 Series trains, JR Central also modified the design and developed the 311 Series. Entered service in 1989, these trains operate the New Rapid Service on Tokaido Main Line, w... (more)

The 300 series Shinkansen bullet trains were introduced in the 1990s as replacements for the 100 series (the nose on the right). Behind the 300 is a 700 series which is the replacement for the 300... (more)

SCMaglev and Railway Park exhibit two experimental shinkansen trains introduced in the mid-1990s, 300X and MLX01. 300X was a prototype to test the design features of the existing 700, N700 Series,... (more)

The SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya opened in 2011. Different generations of Tokaido Shinkansen Trains are preserved and on display inside the park.

An interesting comparison of the fastest Japanese steam locomotive 4-6-4 "Hudson" C 62 # 17 (which reached 129 km/h on cape gauge in 1954) with the experimental train 300X in the large ... (more)

The Class C62 was the biggest and fastest japanese build steam locomotive. This locomotive hauled the Tsubame express on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo and Osaka. Also it set the wo... (more)

4 generations of Shinkansen trains standing side by side at the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park museum in Nagoya.