JR Western Japan clarified an excellent shinkansen car "500 factions" in the highspeed driving performance introduced in 1997

  of the 21st and the policy of making "Retirement" was clarified from a regular driving as "Saw" of Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen next spring.
The purpose is to replace it with JR East Sea and joint development lingua state-of-the-art vehicle "N700 faction" gradually. The vehicle from which it retired is Shin-Ohsaka - It uses it by "Echo" between Hakata.

In 500 factions, the design of sharpness and the prong head vehicle like Alcedo atthis bengalensis's beak is popular among those who love railways in features.
However, there is a difficult point "The body is high and because spaciousness is a little narrow because of the form of a cylinder, and the motor has placed to the whole vehicle, the price of the vehicle is high" (JR Western Japan) and it will get off main force's seat.

A regular driving of facing has already been decreased to one reciprocating only by two reciprocating on November 10.
It becomes a principle echo exclusive use vehicle if facing is lost.

500 factions made good use of the advanced technology, and were paid to attention as a vehicle where 300 kilo of the velocity of the peak had been achieved by the commercial operation at the debut this time.
A regrettable voice seems to be raised from the fan because the high speed operation of the peculiar characteristic cannot be exerted enough if becoming an echo.
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