200 Series Shinkansen

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An other Japanese trains is the 200 series Shinkansen train.
It looks like this one:

Refurbished 200 series trainset, July 2008
© Wikipedia

Looks a little bit different than the 500 series.
Also this 200 series Shinkansen was in use from 1982 until 14 April 2013
That is a long period for such a train.
The 200 series is also refurbished for longer use.
Here a specification list of the 200 series:

• Width: 3.385 mm (11 foot 1,3 inch)
• Heigth: 4.410 mm (14 foot 6 inch)
• Max. Speed: 240 km/h (149 mph)
• Power:Unknown
• Capacity: between 50 till 95 passengers.

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Here a video from the 200 series Shinkansen:

That was the article about the 200 series.
If you visit me later you'll find more about Japanese trains.

Greetings, Rik