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• The E5 bullet train is the fastest production Shinkansen train to ever operate in Japan at an operational speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
• Flywheel drive equipped to achieve powerful, realistic, and smooth operation
• Equipped with Pendulum mechanism
• DCC Friendly
• Tight-lock diaphragms and car-to-car couplings keep a prototypical smoothly connected appearance without sacrificing turning radius (minimum radius is 315mm or 12 3/8").
• Excellent quality with detailed design and wonderful craftsmanship
• Working head and tail lights (Car 1 & Car 3), lights change in direction of travel
  • Car 1: Type E523-4 Passenger Car
  • Car 2: Type E525-104 Passenger Car (powered-motor)
  • Car 3: Type E514-4 Passenger
• Scale: N
• Add-On Set Kato 10-1664 for this train available here

The E5 operates between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori, and travels up the eastern coast of Japan to the northern tip of Honshu, the largest of the four islands of Japan.The newest train in JR East’s Shinkansen fleet is the E5 "Hayabusa" (meaning "Falcon"), and is the fastest production Shinkansen train to ever operate in Japan at an operational speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). The E5 operates between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori, and travels up the eastern coast of Japan to the northern tip of Honshu, the largest of the four islands of Japan.

The E5 features a recessed coupler system that can be deployed (similar to that of the E3 "Komachi" and E4 MAX), allowing it to link up with other E series shinkansen trains for prototypical combined trains.