WIN350

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500-900 series "WIN350"
JRWest-500-906-(WIN350-6).jpg
End car 500-906 preserved at Hakata Shinkansen Depot, October 2011
In service1992–1995
Manufacturer Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed1992
Scrapped1996
Number built6 vehicles
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved2 vehicles
Number scrapped4 vehicles
Formation6 cars
Fleet numbersW0
Operator(s) JR West
Depot(s)Hakata
Line(s) served Sanyo Shinkansen
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy
Car length26,550 mm (87 ft 1 in)
(end cars), 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in)
(intermediate cars) [1]
Width3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in)
Maximum speed350 km/h (215 mph) (nominal) [1]
Traction system300 kW (400 hp) 3-phase motors
Power output7,200 kW (9,700 hp)
Electric system(s) 25 kV AC, 60 Hz
Current collection method Overhead catenary
Safety system(s)ATC
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

"WIN350" was the name given to the 500-900 series (500系900番代) 6-car experimental high-speed Shinkansen train developed in 1992 by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan to test technology to be incorporated in next-generation shinkansen trains expected to operate at speeds of 350 km/h (217 mph) from 1994. [2] Initially given the designation "500X", the name "WIN350" stood for "West Japan's Innovation for operation at 350 km/h". [3]

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Design

Cars 500-901 to 500-903 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture. Cars 500-904 to 500-906 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture. [4]

The front-end designs of the two driving vehicles (500-901 and 500-906) were slightly different, with 500-906 featuring a "cockpit" style arrangement. [3] The external livery was purple and light grey, with darker purple lining.

All axles were motored, using 300 kW three-phase motors, and cars were equipped with tilting and active suspension. [3]

Internally, only car 4 was fitted with passenger seats, with 10 rows of 3+2 standard-class seating and 5 rows of 2+2 Green class (first class) seating. [5]

Formation

The 6-car set, designated "W0", was formed as follows. [6]

Car No.123456
DesignationM'1cM'1pM1M2M'2pM2c
Numbering500-901500-902500-903500-904500-905500-906

Initially, cars 1, 2, and 5 were fitted with pantographs. [5]

History

The WIN350 train was delivered to Hakata Shinkansen Depot in April 1992. [4]

On 6 August 1992, the train recorded a Japanese national speed record of 345.8 km/h on the San'yō Shinkansen. [3] Two days later, on 8 August 1992, the train recorded a Japanese national speed record of 350.4 km/h on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Ogōri (now Shin-Yamaguchi) and Shin-Shimonoseki. [2]

The WIN350 trainset was withdrawn on 31 May 1996, and a special farewell ceremony was held at Hakata Shinkansen Depot. [2] [3]

Preservation

Car 500-901 preserved at Maibara, October 2006 JRWest-500-901 (WIN350-1).jpg
Car 500-901 preserved at Maibara, October 2006

End car 500-901 is preserved outdoors at the RTRI large-scale wind tunnel test facility in Maibara, Shiga. Initially expected to be moved to the Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka, [3] end car 500-906 is preserved at Hakata Shinkansen Depot. [7]

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