Ranking Shinkansen By Appearance! [Ft. @GWVillager]

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Again, apologies of our crap Japanese pronounciation. It's just a language I struggle with. It's not like with French where I deliberatley pronounce words wrong just to rile my friend haha. Still, hope you enjoy this one. We may do other High Speed trains once we get some free time!

[@VermyScrubs]

7:03 The reason for this is because types running West of Tokyo were given odd numbers hence 100, 300, 500 etc for JR Central/West while types running East of Tokyo were given even numbers, 200, 400 etc until JR East butchered it with the EX naming scheme. Btw the Mini Shinkansen routes are litteraly just adding another rail to the convential lines lol. Personally my favourite picks have to be the 100, 500, E4 Max (Railway A380) and E5/H5

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Ohhhhh, that makes alot of sense now that you think about it. Also the Mini Shinkansen by your description reminds me of the multi gauge tracks that are seen on the Essen Stadtbahn.

[@SuperalbsTravels]

Came to see where 500 series was. Glad to see you have the correct opinion.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Thank you too, law abiding citizen.

[@legoisthebest001SCR]

3 + 2 seating on shinkasen is not that big of a problem as loading gauge on the shinkasen is big. I've sat on the E5 3+2 ones before and it's fine for a big person like me. Another way to prove this is that all the mini shinkasens only have 2 + 2 for standard as they have a narrower loading gauge.

[@Reddsoldier]

Stepping onto the 0 series at the NRM showed me this. They're huge inside!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Certainly! At 3.3m wide, the 0 series as an example is wider than the ICE 1, an already wide lad in Europe. Plus Japan tends to view public transport as more utilitarian. Prior to the Shinkansen's dominance, Japan Air would use 747SRs on domestic routes to the highest capacity. They even had a stretched upper deck and could carry up to 550 in one class.

[@legoisthebest001SCR]

@@MaverickHunterDaniel just wish the UK can have something like this...

[@CobaltSkies]

500 series supremacy!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Damn right. Best looking train JP.

[@DefaultSandwich]

The train at 28:41 is actually the 700S not the n700 (you can tell as there are extra blue triangles near the nose). Fun fact: A modified n700 and n700A can be differentiated as they have slightly different logos.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, of course...

[@OOFUS4103]

The E4 is the megamind of the Shinkansen trains with that forehead

[@A350DUKK]

As a person who has been on shinkansen trains loads they are extremely good looking

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

I don't think I could see myself going to Japan sadly. So outside of visiting the NRM again, I don't think I'll be able to ride one. :(

[@doublecgaming7882]

24:55 the series 700 is not in service anymore, it got retired on march 8 2020.

[@abdullahsarker3595]

Alright so here's my take, since I found myself disagreeing a LOT haha. 0 series - yep, solid B. Nothing overly flashy but I can forgive it for being the first if its kind. 100 series - Quite an improvement on the 0 series. I do like the slit headlights and sharper stripes. A tier. 200 series - just an uglier 0 series. C tier. 300 series - Very 90s esque, but not the biggest fan. B tier for the iconic look alone. 400 series - Ok, I really don't think these look that bad honestly. B tier. 500 series - exactly the same thoughts as you two here, they do look like a CGI rendering. S tier. 700 series - Quite plain. Not sure what to make of the duck bill nose. B tier. N700 series - Again quite plain but looks marginally better than the 700 series. A tier. N700S/Kyushu version - I don't like the new headlights, they look silly. Also surprisingly not a fan of the Kyushu Shinkasen livery. B tier. 800 series - Looks like it got run into a wall, I don't like the flat nose and squished headlights. D tier. E1 - Just a very ugly and boring train. C tier. E2 - Not much to say here. It's just fine. Perhaps worth noting that they used to have GTO inverters which sounded amazing. B tier. E3 - I don't like the oddly oversized cab ends. It does look reasonably nice in some liveries tbf. C tier. E4 - I didn't think it was possible to make a train this ugly. D tier. E5 - Gaudy but not in a good way. Not a fan of the emerald green, or extremely long nose. C tier - perhaps even D. E6 - A petite E5 basically. I think its cute, and the crimson paint is a nice change. A tier. E7 - Simultaneously feels like its trying to stand out but also blend in and feel normal. I quite like these. S tier. E8 - These didn't deserve a D tier c'mon. I like the paint job and the headlight positioning isn't the worst, though it could be worse head on. A tier.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

Haha, well thanks for your own input too. I should really give a listen to what all these units sound like since I've never heard their motors before.

[@ludwigtails]

As somebody that likes Asian trains and British trains. I am sad that I am not in this conversation. Wish I could’ve. Thanks for putting the 500 in S Tier. It’s my favorite train in the entire planet and it’s a train that’s got me into liking trains in the first place.

[@TheJononator]

I'd move the 0 Series to A, all the 700s to D (GWVillager hit the nail on the head calling them bland), flip the E/H5 and the E6 around (surprised that their 2014 F1 noses weren't mentioned) and put the E8 in D. One thing to note is that the E6, E7 and E8 were designed by Ken Okuyama, the designer of the Ferrari Enzo.

[@trainworms]

doesn't put 0 series & 200 series in S tier *jazz music stops*

[@jakehudson7118]

Ooooo this will be a good one

[@catrobo2740]

Saw from somewhere that the shinkansen 0 series front was inspired by front of planes.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

...how did we miss that?! I feel like an idiot now.

[@True_NOON]

On the E4 the yellow stripe version livery reminds me of Lufthansa 💀

[@ludwigtails]

Also I think you guys forgot to talk about the E7.

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

No we didn't.The E7 and W7 are from the exterior view, essentially the same.

[@ludwigtails]

@@MaverickHunterDanielnever mind- for some reason I thought you guys skipped it. My bad lol.

[@legoisthebest001SCR]

I am about to fight you two when you placed the E6 in B and the E2 in C........😅

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

1v1 me no items hounslow treaty centre

[@legoisthebest001SCR]

@MaverickHunterDaniel nah, don't wanna go on a 455 nor a 701

[@True_NOON]

The E3 is a plainly better 400 imo

[@tl_officia2]

Go to Japan and do the review of the Shinkansen 500 series

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

A return flight from London to Tokyo for the next available time I'm free costs between £1600-£2400, ignoring hotel and ticket costs. Feel free to donate that to me at your earlierst convinience otherwise, consult the message in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LKg3WnZ8-hsJY

[@tr_nt.]

Really not a fan of the 300 series... It's like it's trying too hard to be the TGV Duplex/POS but ends up looking like a Class 180!

[@MaverickHunterDaniel]

It does now that you mention it. A 180 with more windows than a 737-800.