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This book discusses the Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway, which was born in Japan in 1964 and how it has developed up to the present day. In the 1950s, some European railways were trying to increase the commercial operating speed up to 160 km/h, and it was considered difficult to raise it to 200 km/h. Japanese engineers with excellent engineering ability post World War ll moved from the military to the railways to overcome the technological challenges realizing the high-speed railways using new approaches. The book discusses the technological barriers in speeding up the railway at that time and how these engineers overcame them in non-computer days. In the five decades since the Shinkansen began operating, there have been significant developments enabling high-speed, safe, and frequent train operation with high punctuality while conserving the environment. The book also describes today's highly evolved Shinkansen. The Shinkansen, which runs 440,000 km a day, has carried 13.3 billion people without a single fatality in 56 years. The book overviews factors that contributed to the Shinkansen's high safety record. This book is an excellent guide for those interested in the history of the world's first high-speed railway.

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Publisher
Springer
ISBN-10
9811665400
ISBN-13
9789811665400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12061233064

Product Key Features

Book Title
Birth of the Shinkansen : the Origin Story of the World-First Bullet Train
Author
Tetsuo Shimomae
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, General, Civil / General, Automotive
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Transportation, Science
Number of Pages
Xix, 302 Pages

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Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Tl1-483
Table of Content
Basic study of railways after World War II.- Commemorative lecture on the possibility of high-speed railways.- Decision of constructing a Shinkansen line and technological problems.- Technological development to realize Shinkansen.- Breakdowns after the opening.- Shinkansen in 2020.
Copyright Date
2022
Dewey Decimal
385.0952
Dewey Edition
23

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