The author was in charge of the tests for switching to adhesion operation on the 66.7‰ apt section at the JNR headquarters. It was a very challenging project where a coupler broke during the course of the test. At the time, JNR was aiming to increase the speed of express trains, but there was strong opposition from the infrastructure side, which argued that this would cause significant track destruction. The author sought a compromise by talking with members of the infrastructure side to learn of their concerns. When trains run at high speeds, the phenomenon of hunting, in which the cars sway from side to side, occurs. After the defeat in the war, engineers relocated from the military, brought a new wave of technology to this problem. In this chapter, the efforts of engineers in various fields of railways on the eve of the Shinkansen's debut are introduced along with episodes from that time.


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    Title :

    The Struggle of the Technicians


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    If there were no Shinkansen ; Chapter : 4 ; 63-94


    Publication date :

    2024-08-31


    Size :

    32 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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