Series E2 No. 1000 or over Shinkansen (Bullet Train) "Hayate" made its debut in December, 1998 in 10 car configuration when the Shinkansen station, Hachinohe, was opened. It is a revised version of E2 No. 0 or over, which was operated on Nagano, Joetsu and Tohoku Shinkansen lines. Each window was expanded over two rows of seat inside, the red line was changed into pink and a symbol marks of swallow and apple were painted on the body.

Their maximun speed is 275 knh (170 mph). An E2-1000 Series train broke the Japanese rail speed record for a production train in April 2003 when it reached 362 kmh during a series of late-night hight-speed test run betweem Urasa and Niigata.

Features Include:
► Japanese Bullet train 4 car set with powered unit and exquisite detailing.
► The E2-1000 has a prototypical front coupler that is actually recessed within functional moving hatches.
► Each pilot car has operating, directional headlights.
► All cars can be lighted with the optional 11-209 interior lighting kit with LED.


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