100 Series Shinkansen
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The 100 Series Shinkansen, with its characteristic shark nose, were the second generation Shinkansen design, produced between 1984 and 1991 for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen lines; the earliest units have now been withdrawn from service, and the series has been retired from the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line in September 2003. A common misconception is that they were designed before the 200 series trains; their numbering is such because in the days of JNR shinkansen types running east of Tokyo were to be given even numbers and those west of Tokyo odd numbers, hence they were given the next odd number in line after 0, 100. They differ visibly from the earlier 0 Series in that the nose profile is more pointed. Another, not so visible difference for the 16-car sets was that not all cars were powered; the driving cars on each end were unpowered, as were the two bilevel center cars. Some later production sets had powered driving cars and four unpowered bilevel trailers in the middle instead. The bilevel trailer cars contained a combination of restaurant cars, and first class compartments, or open-plan first class seating and first class compartments, or open-plan first class seating and refreshment cars. Now removed from front-line service, 100 series sets have been reformed into smaller 4 and 6 car sets for the slower Kodama services on the Sanyō Shinkansen line. These 4 and 6 car trains do not have bilevel cars. References
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