1987 | April | RTRI incorporated (Chairman: Futoshi Ibuka) |
1992 | March | Determined the construction of a large-scale low-noise wind tunnel |
1992 | November | Organized the Technology Evaluation Committee on the construction of the wind tunnel (Chairman: Hiroshi Nakaguchi, Honorary Professor, University of Tokyo) |
1994 | June | Started the construction work of the large-scale low-noise wind tunnel at Maihara-cho, Shiga prefecture. |
1996 | April | Completed the construction work. |
1996 | June | Started wind tunnel tests (General Manager: Akira Maruoka) |
1998 | September | Started the preservation of JR high-speed test cars (WIN 350, STAR21) at an adjacent site. |
1999 | September | Procured the 2nd model stand. |
1999 | September | Completed the improvement work of the east side lot (after the rerouting of Tokaido line). |
2000 | March | Completed the construction work of a model storehouse. |
2000 | July | RTRI reorganized (General Manager: Yoshihiko Kondo). |
2000 | October | Acquired an ISO 9002 certificate. |
2003 | July | Started the preservation of the high-speed test car 300X for three-car exhibition. |
2003 | September | Acquired an ISO9001:2000 certificate. |
2005 | February | Repaired a mouton equipped with Nozzle and Collector , for noize reduction. |