If there were no Shinkansen

High-speed rail experience from its birth to today in Japan

Shuichiro Yamanouchi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

243 Seiten

2024 | 2024 ed.
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-99-8889-1 (ISBN)

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This book is the first book written in English about the secret story of the birth of the Shinkansen in Japan and its subsequent developments. The author, Mr. Shuichiro Yamanouchi, a former chairman of East Japan Railway (JR East), addresses what the essence of Shinkansen technology is and how it could be achieved in such a short time. And the book, written based on his long experience in railway engineering and management, gives readers a bird's-eye view of the Japanese railway as a whole, and the technical philosophy of his great career behind it.

In this book, its whole picture is clarified, that is, the world's first 200 km/h running, dealing with troubles after the opening, and development of the 300 km/h commercial operation after that, including the failure stories encountered in the process. These gave a big stimulation to the development of other high-speed railways, and this book helps readers to learn about the accumulated experiences of Japanese high-speed railways that have not been revealed so far, such as railway safety, noise against the environment, railway privatization, harmonization of management and engineering, and so forth."

Shuichiro Yamanouchi graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Tokyo in 1956 and then directly joined Japan National Railways. He worked as a director general in Tokyo North Railway Administration Bureau and Head Office Operation Bureau. And then as a managing director worked in Japan National Railways. In 1996, he was appointed to vice president in International Union of Railways (UIC). And in 2000, as a chairman, he work in National Space Development Agency of Japan.

The Great Railroading Nation of Japan.- Trying for 200 Km/h.- The Curtain Goes Up on the Era of the Express Trains.- The Struggle of the Technicians.- Computers Appear on the Scene.- Safety and a Comfortable Ride.- Competition with Europe Over Speed.- Toward the World’s Best Railroad.- Privatization was a “Cultural Revolution”.- The Next Generation of Railroads.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.09.2024
Zusatzinfo	43 Illustrations, color; 21 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
Schlagworte	Harmonization Of Management And Engineering • Incorporation With New Technologies • Noise Against the Environment • Railway Privatization • Shinkansen and European High-speed Rails
ISBN-10	981-99-8889-6 / 9819988896
ISBN-13	978-981-99-8889-1 / 9789819988891
Zustand	Neuware