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Development of gauge-changing EMU

Last updated on 20 September 2013 3:50

In Japan there are two different track gauges. One is referred to as standard gauge the other a narrow gauge. Most tracks in Japan are 1,067-millimeter, or narrow gauge tracks. The Shinkansen (Bullet) trains run on tracks that are laid 1,435 millimeters apart. Due to the different gauges, Shinkansen trains...

Author(s): Kojima Shigeru;Sakai Masakatsu;Okamoto Isao;Oda Kazuhiro;Jackson Randall;Laine Kenneth

Organisation(s): Japan Railway Construction Public Cooperation ; Railway Technical Research Institute ; Transportation Technology Center Inc. ;

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