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Fastech 360 is the name given to a pair of former experimental high-speed trains developed by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) to test technology for the next-generation Shinkansen rolling stock. The name is a portmanteau of Fast, Technology, and 360 km/h (), the target operational speed for production trains based on the new technologies. Speeds of up to were targeted during performance testing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/press/20050302/ )〕 Results of testing using these trains was incorporated into the E5 series and E6 series trains, entering revenue service from 2011, eventually operating at . There were 2 trains: *Class E954 ''Fastech 360S'': 8-car set for use on Shinkansen tracks only *Class E955 ''Fastech 360Z'': 6-car set for use on both Shinkansen and Mini-shinkansen lines Fastech 360 trains were equipped with emergency air braking plates like that of an aircraft, similar in appearance to the ears of a cat. This trait earned them a nickname of , which literally means "cat-eared Shinkansen". This technology was not incorporated in the subsequent E5 series or E6 series trains. ==Class E954 ''Fastech 360S''== This 8-car set (S9) was delivered on 26 June 2005. Cars 1 to 3 were built by Hitachi Ltd., and cars 4 to 8 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Car E954-1 has a ''stream-line'' profile, reminiscent of the 500 series, and E954-8 has an ''arrow-line'' profile more reminiscent of the JR East E2 series and E4 series designs. The train was withdrawn in September 2009 and scrapped. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fastech 360」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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