RECENT SPEED-UP OF TRAIN OPERATION IN JNR

In the postwar reconstruction period, the trunk lines were electrified starting from 1947, and the year 1956 witnessed complete electrification of the Tokaido Trunk Line, upon which the limited express "Tsubame" ran at an increased schedule speed of 74.6 km/h, linking Tokyo with Osaka in 7 hours 30 minutes; at the same time the hauling capacity was increased from 450 t to 550 t. The better performance achieved was attributed to the introduction of an electric locomotive excelling in power the steam locomotive. This, extension of the electrified lines has vastly contributed to an increase in train speed and the growth in the transport capacity.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Takita, T
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 15-19
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Passenger service
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051340
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japanese Railway Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 1974 12:00AM