N Passport Set - Nozomi 500 Train Set
Every hobby begins with a single step; start off on the right foot with a Kato UNITRACK Starter Set! Each starter set comes with a complete oval of track, a Kato Power Pack, a locomotive, a re-railer, mixed freight or passenger cars, and an instruction book on how to assemble and care for your new Starter Set. From then on, the sky's the limit thanks to UNITRACK's modular snap-track design. Build a complex basement layout, or keep it simple so that you can take it out in evenings; anything is possible with UNITRACK! The Series 500 Nozomi is the fastest train service running on the To-kaido-/Sanyo- Shinkansen. Along the stretch between Shin-Kobe and Hakata, Nozomi services using 500 series equipment reach speeds of 300 kmh (186 mph). A trip between Tokyo and Osaka, a distance of 515 kilometers, takes only 2.5 hours on the Nozomi. The Series 500 Shinkansen and 700 Series Shinkansen are presently used for Nozomi services. The N700 Series Shinkansen, currently under testing, is scheduled to be introduced on Nozomi services starting in the summer of 2007. It is projected by 2009 that all through Nozomi services (i.e. Tokyo-Hakata) will be operated exclusively by N700 trains. The English translation of the train name "Nozomi" is "hope." Radically sloped nose of pilot cars allows train to operate at speeds up to 300 kmh (186 mph). Runs between Tokyo and Hakata, in the eastern city of Fukuoka. Typically it is setup in 4 to 16 cars configuration (one pilot car at each end and fourteen passenger cars).
Features:
-Detailed design and wonderful craftsmanship
-Excellent quality and performance
-Train equipped with working head and tail lights
-Layout size is 1337mm x 677mm
-Intricate undercarriage coach car details