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Miracle in non-electrified line
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Oil crisis
Turbo train in Japan
Background for the birth
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Revealed problems
Gas turbine advancement
Facts M1 Abrams revealed
Second generation of turbines
Challenge to diesels
Trends of turbo trains
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JetTrain
ALPS project
CINGL
Low emission locomotive
Simulation
Performance of turbo train
Is M1 power pack available?
Effects of 4 speed transmission
JetTrain simulation
JetTrain 300 km/h operation
EMU versus Turbo train
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キハ391ガスタービン試験車運転曲線図
These are running curves drawn for test runs between Seto to Higashiokayama, outbound Sanyo line in 1972. The maximum speed was designed to be 135km/h and the emergency braking was also tested.
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