[Better late than never. I just now noticed this reply, a month later.]
Nothing in particular that struck me. Indeed, the shinkansen trains have almost no space for luggage; we were fortunate to be able bung our bags behind the seats in the last row of the train, where a little bit of space is available. I think most people send their luggage by separate service, limiting themselves to a small overnight bag. I wish I had done that when we left Aomori!
The astonishing thing is that they can fit comfortable 2-and-2 standard class seating into the 3'6" narrow gauge "classic" lines. (As opposed to the standard-gauge shinkansen.) Their loading gauge is huge relative to the track gauge. If they had built to British standards, they would have probably only had room for 2-and-1 seating.
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Date: 2007-10-24 11:25 pm (UTC)Nothing in particular that struck me. Indeed, the shinkansen trains have almost no space for luggage; we were fortunate to be able bung our bags behind the seats in the last row of the train, where a little bit of space is available. I think most people send their luggage by separate service, limiting themselves to a small overnight bag. I wish I had done that when we left Aomori!
The astonishing thing is that they can fit comfortable 2-and-2 standard class seating into the 3'6" narrow gauge "classic" lines. (As opposed to the standard-gauge shinkansen.) Their loading gauge is huge relative to the track gauge. If they had built to British standards, they would have probably only had room for 2-and-1 seating.