Bob says it's the most important train since Rocket—what do you think?

This first-generation Shinkansen is in incredible condition and it's one of the largest objects on display at the National Railway Museum. Before it was very generously donated to us by West Japan Railway Company, a completely new interior was fitted for a factory-fresh feeling.

Join our curator Bob Gwynne for an in-depth tour of this stunning vehicle and find out the history of the Japanese bullet train, which was at the forefront of a transport revolution in the 1960s.

To find out more about the National Railway Museum, visit our website: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/

CHAPTERS:
00:00-00:17 Introduction
00:20-01:58 The most important train since Rocket?
01:59-02:58 Plane or train?
02:58-03:40 Streamlining
03:40-04:38 A brand-new line
04:39- 05:51 Bogie time!
05:51-07:17 The passenger carriage
07:17-09:41 The Motorman's cab
09:42-10:24 The earthquake button
10:25-11:18 Inside the nose cone
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