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500 Series (other)
500 series may refer to the following: * 500 Series Shinkansen, a high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company on the Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen lines in Japan * Chichibu Railway 500 series, a Japanese train type operated by Chichibu Railway * Tobu 500 series, a Japanese train type operated by Tobu Railway * 500-series format, a standardized format for modular audio signal processing equipment Computing * GeForce 500 Series graphic processing units * Radeon RX 500 series graphic processing units * ThinkPad 500 series, a line of laptop computers See also * Series 5 (other) * 500 (other) * 5000 series (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
500 Series Shinkansen
The is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and San'yō Shinkansen lines in Japan since 1997. They were designed to be capable of but operated at , until they were finally retired from the primary '' Nozomi'' service in 2010. The trainsets were then refurbished and downgraded to the all-stations '' Kodama'' service between and . Overview The general design concept was overseen by German industrial designer Alexander Neumeister. The running gear utilizes computer-controlled active suspension for a smoother, safer ride, and yaw dampers are fitted between cars for improved stability. All sixteen cars in each original trainset were powered, giving a maximum of . Each train cost an estimated 5 billion yen, and only nine were built. It used biomimicry to reduce energy consumption by 15%, increase speeds by 10% and reduce noise levels while increasing passenger comfort. This was done by making the train's fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
