JR Tokai N700S (Supreme) series Shinkansen (unit J1)

Описание: JR Tokai N700S (Supreme) series Shinkansen (unit J1)arriving at Shin Yokohama with Hikari 638 (列車番号638A)　20-Nov-2020
(JR東海N700S系 J1 ひかり638号 (列車番号638A)新横浜に到着)

The N700S shinkansen started operation on the Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen lines on the 1st July 2020. The S stands for "Supreme" and is the most modern shinkansen designed by JR Tokai the operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen. This model has a number of major improvements on the existing N700A model, the most important of which is improvements in the power equipment that has considerably reduced the train weight thus increasing maximum speed(*), provides space and weight allowance to carry batteries to allow the train to move at slow speed when overhead power is lost and for the train sets to be relatively easily to be changed from 16 car to 8 car (or less) formation. There are also improvements to passenger comfort.
(* although the trains maximum speed has increased because of limitations on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines operating speed and journey times will not change; however JR Tokai hope that the extra speed will make this train more competitive in the high speed train export market.)