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May 12, 2012

21 Days to Railfest 2012! 12th May 2012



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21 years ago, in  September 1991,  a 400 series Shinkansen train set a speed record of 345 km/h (214.4 mph) on the Joetsu Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Niigata, Japan.


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JR East Shinkansen 400 series 6-car shinkansen set at
Yamagata Station in original livery.
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