The first Shinkansen train that operates at 300km/h, the 500 Series. All nine units belong to JR West, and serve Tokaido.Sanyo Shinkansen between 1997 and 2010. These trains now reformed from 16 t... (more)

I took this train at sunset, with the sticker for the anniversary of the "10 years" of the Italian high-speed railway.

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)

JR-Central and JR-West run the 16 car 700-0 and -3000 series trains respectively for Tokaido.Sanyo Shinkansen since 1999. At the moment only a few scheduled services on Tokaido Shinkansen are oper... (more)

This French TGV has just entered Spain from Perpignan and is bound for Barcelona. After the long and recent strike of the French railways, it is possible to photograph these trains again in Spain.

Ready set Go! L-5248 steam (2-10-0) locomotive and High-speed passenger train Siemens Velaro RUS "Sapsan" (ICE3) are departing from Bologoe station. Bologoye is a major railway hu... (more)

More then 20 years after the first run, for me still one of the best looking highspeed trains ever, the 500 series Shinkansen of JR West for 300 km p.h (design speed 320). Designed by the german i... (more)

More then 20 years after the first run, for me still one of the best looking highspeed trains ever, the 500 series Shinkansen of JR West for 300 km p.h (design speed 320). Designed by the german i... (more)

This train WILL depart on time. This is Japan. A futuristic looking Shinkansen waits to leave Tokyo station. JR staff are always immaculately turned out, with caps and white gloves.