1st-type shinkansen bullet train sets off on last run

1st-type shinkansen bullet train sets off on last run

OSAKA, Japan - About 2,800 railway fans pack Shin-Osaka Station on Dec. 14 to see off a round nose ''0 Series'' shinkansen bullet train, one of Japan's first types of shinkansen bullet train models, as it leaves for Hakata Station on its last run, 44 years after the model made its debut.

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