Recent Research and Development of Railway Vehicle


Masayuki MIYAMOTO
This paper will give a recent R&D status of railway vehicle as follows:

1.Weight reduction of vehicle and necessity of harmonazation between the merits and demerits of weight reduction.

2.Social and technical background change concerning about the research of safety.

3.One of the key technologies: Intelligent vehicle.

4.Recent research and development of railway vehicle concerning about comfort & convenience, ensuring safety and saving & efficiency, in Railway Technical Research Institute.