Visual Guide to JNR Prototype Vehicles

When developing new technologies or concepts for railway vehicles, prototypes or pre-production vehicles are built for testing. This book explains these prototype vehicles developed during the Japan National Railways era with extremely rare photographs. It introduces everything from electric trains, diesel railcars, locomotives, and freight cars.

[Table of Contents] Electric Trains / Diesel Railcars / Electric Locomotives / Diesel Locomotives / Shinkansen / Freight / Private Railways

[Publisher's Comment] This book introduces the gas turbine prototype, well-known to die-hard fans, and the 1000 Series Shinkansen, with new photos added. This book is packed with never-before-seen photos of experimental AC electric trains and locomotives, the original diesel railcar, and freight cars that never made it into practical use.