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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Sayonara 'slow' bullet train

PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Train aficionados bidding 'sayonara' to one of Japan's first bullet trains at its final stop at Hakata station in Fukuoka on Sunday, 44 years after its debut.

The round-nose Zero series - once the world's fastest train at a maximum speed of 210kmh - has been overtaken by newer, faster bullet trains, such as the N700 series, which can travel at a top speed of 300kmh.

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