Various vehicles of Kawasaki Heavy Industries such as "efSET" new high-speed railway vehicle for overseas and "M-8" commuter train

Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesIs one of the main companies that manufactures Shinkansen vehicles such as N 700 series.

"Railway Technology Exhibition 2010At the exhibition, models such as "efSET", a new high-speed rail vehicle for overseas made by making use of that technology were displayed. Although the N700 series are good in appearance although they are good, they are said to be a little ... ... but "efSET" is very smart. I also want the appearance of the new bullet train to be such cool.

Details are as below.
Outline of "efSET". It seems that it is an energy-saving and environmentally friendly high-speed vehicle.


This is a model that was exhibited. Really smart.



The other side.



Inside the car is a 3 row seat + 2 row seat. It is the same arrangement as the bullet train.



As expected, the connecting side is normal.


This isMetro North RailwayCommuter commuter train "M - 8" for.





It seems that the width and the length are the largest as a commuter train, but the door is two on one side in one vehicle. It is used in Yamanote lineE231 seriesWell, there are six doors of vehicles, but I wonder if the overseas commuting situation is still different from Japan.


The logo of the Metro North Railway enters next to the door.



The pantograph is quite different in shape from Japanese vehicles.


Singapore LTA(Land Transport Authority) Subway train "C151A".



this isWe received orders for 132 in May 2009You did it.


This is 4 doors, it may be feeling close to Japanese subway vehicles.