Product Description
──The dream super express go! 1000 series B formation
[Actual vehicle]
- In 1962, when the "Dream Super Express" planned to run between Tokyo and Osaka, which had been called the "Bullet Train" since before the war, was starting to take shape, the Japanese National Railways manufactured six high-speed prototype cars, numbered 1000 series, to conduct field tests and collect data on various equipment necessary for stable commercial operation at speeds exceeding 200km/h, which were unprecedented in the world.
- The two-car formation consisting of cars 1001 and 1002 is commonly known as the "A formation," and the four-car formation consisting of cars 1003 to 1006 is commonly known as the "B formation." Tests were also conducted in which the two were coupled together to form a six-car formation, and passing tests were also conducted using the two together.
- The streamlined "bulb nose" shape of the front end was largely refined through wind tunnel testing using a model, but many problems were discovered when the prototype was actually run, and subtle changes to the shape of the 1000 series can be seen compared to when it was first completed.
- What is particularly striking is that the original pantographs had a diamond-shaped bottom frame that did not cross.
- Car 1004 was designed as a prototype with a body structure that had diagonal pillars, and was characterized by its hexagonal passenger windows.
- Comparison tests of different windshield shapes were also conducted on both leading cars, providing valuable data for the design of mass-produced cars.
- In 1964, before the opening of the line, it was converted into an electric signal test car, the 922-0 series (the first Doctor Yellow), and continued to support the safe operation of its successors until its retirement in 1975.
[Product Overview]
・Further enhancement of the Micro Ace Shinkansen series
・Headlights and taillights are on. LEDs are used.
- Equipped with a power unit with a flywheel
・Dream super express train prototype re-produced for the first time in seven years
・The four cars consisting of cars 1003, 1004, 1005 and 1006 are called [B formation]
- Ivory body, blue stripes around the side windows and gutters, similar to the mass-produced car design
- The front indicator light is small.
・The front window shapes of car 1003 (three-piece curved glass) and car 1006 (two-piece flat glass) are created separately.
・The pantograph shapes were made differently for car 1004 (diamond type) and car 1006 (lower frame cross type)
- Can be connected to A6530 (A formation) using the included coupler
[Formation diagram A6531]
←Shin-Osaka Tokyo→
1003 + 1004PP + 1005 (M) + 1006PP
- Option: Wide interior light: G0001/G0002/G0003/G0004, not compatible with micro coupler
- Accessories: Seals, multiple couplers
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 32 x 22.3 x 3.5 cm / 715g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- A6531
- JAN code
- 4968279138830
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 6 per household.