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This book discusses the Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway, which was born in Japan in 1964 and how it has developed up to the present day. In the
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Authors: Shuichiro Yamanouchi
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-05-26 - Publisher: Springer

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This book is the first book written in English about the secret story of the birth of the Shinkansen in Japan and its subsequent developments. The author, Mr. S
The Transportation Experience
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Pages: 632
Authors: William L. Garrison
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-07 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The Transportation Experience explores the historical evolution of transportation modes and technologies. The book traces how systems are innovated, planned and
Shinkansen
Language: en
Pages: 372
Authors: Christopher Hood
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-04-18 - Publisher: Routledge

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The image of the shinkansen – or ‘bullet train’ – passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international
Transport Revolutions
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Pages: 293
Authors: Richard Gilbert
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-10-24 - Publisher: Routledge

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First released in 2007, the bestselling Transport Revolutions argued that land transport in the first half of the 21st century will feature at least two revolut