The first Shinkansen line opened more than 60 years ago and is said to be the world's most punctual. Brits waiting on chilly, wet railway platforms in the middle of winter for another late arrival may ...
From the very first run of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen on October 1, 1964, until the present day, there has never been a single derailment or collision on the entire full-standard Shinkansen rail network ...