Railway Gazette International, 8/20/24
N700S high speed trains with inspection capability to replace Dr Yellow
Photos: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0
JAPAN: Central Japan Railway is to augment its fleet of N700S Shinkansen trainsets with a further 17 units, some of which will be fitted with infrastructure inspection equipment.
Deliveries are scheduled for 2026-28, allowing withdrawal of JR Central’s seven-car Dr Yellow high speed inspection trainset in 2025; another Dr Yellow trainset owned by JR West will remain in traffic. Once delivery is complete in the 2028 financial year, JR Central will have a fleet of 76 N700S trainsets.
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