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Birth of the Shinkansen : the origin story of the world-first bullet train / Tetsuo Shimomae.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shimomae, Tetsuo, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen (High speed train)--History.
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen (High speed train).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer, [2022]
- Contents:
- Basic study of railways after World War II
- Commemorative lecture on the possibility of high-speed railways
- Decision of constructing a Shinkansen line and technological problems
- Technological development to realize Shinkansen
- Breakdowns after the opening
- Shinkansen in 2020. .
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 13, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9789811665387
- 9811665389
- Publisher Number:
- 99992281436
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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