Shinkansen
先頭形状
A round cap sits ahead of the upright cab.
Compare · 200 · Tōhoku · Jōetsu
リニア・鉄道館 · 車両展示A round cap sits ahead of the upright cab.
Production 0 series · two-car electrical unit
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm |
|---|---|
| Power supply | 25 kV AC · 60 Hz |
| Traction power | 1,480 kW continuous per two-car unit |
| Traction motors | 8 motors per two-car unit · MT200 family |
| Traction control | Low-voltage transformer tap switching |
| Brakes | Rheostatic braking; friction discs below 50 km/h |
Original MT200 motor specification · 1964
| Motor rating | MT200 · 185 kW continuous; 204 kW one-hour 1 |
|---|---|
| Rated motor operating point | 415 V · 490 A · 2,200 rpm 1 |
| Reduction gearing | 63:29 · approximately 2.17:1 2 |
| Tap changer | 25 traction-control steps 2 |
The overhead supply is AC, but the original MT200 is a series-wound pulsating-current motor. Its 50% ripple specification describes the rectified supply reaching the motor; it is not a modern inverter-fed induction motor.
Look at both the seat back and the window in preserved car 21-86 in Nagoya. The transverse seats have reversible backs. One large side window spans two seat rows, so two window-seat passengers had different alignments with the glass.
Checked 2026-11-07