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Class 961 Shinkansen information


Class 961
Class 961 at Sendai Shinkansen Depot in 1987
In service1973–1981
ManufacturerHitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo
Constructed1973
Number built6 vehicles
Number preserved2 vehicles
Number scrapped4 vehicles
Formation6 cars
Fleet numbersS3
OperatorsJNR
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy
Car length25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in)[1]
Width3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in)
Height4,490 mm (14 ft 9 in)
Doors2 sliding doors per side
Maximum speed260 km/h (160 mph) (nominal)
Traction systemMT920
Power output6.6 MW (8,900 hp) (275 kW or 369 hp per motor)
Electric system(s)25 kV AC, 50/60 Hz overhead catenary
Current collector(s)PS9013 pantograph[2]
BogiesDT9013
Safety system(s)ATC/ATO
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Class 961 (961形) was a 6-car experimental Japanese Shinkansen train operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) between 1973 and 1981.[1]

  1. ^ a b プロトタイプの世界 – Prototype World [Prototype World: JNR-JR Prototype Vehicle Profile.] (in Japanese). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbunsha. December 2005. pp. 44–47. OCLC 170056962.
  2. ^ "961形試作車" [Class 961 experimental train]. The Railway Pictorial. 24 (284). Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai: 19–21. October 1973.

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