Train-related introductions in 2019

The , branded "ALFA-X", is a ten-car experimental Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan capable of operating at up to to test technologies for future trains capable of operating at speeds of up to . The name is an acronym for "Advanced Labs for Frontline Activity in rail eXperimentation". The train was unveiled on 9 May 2019. Test runs are conducted primarily on sections of the Tōhoku Shinkansen between Sendai and Shin-Aomori, and occasionally on the Hokkaido Shinkansen. ==Design== The ALFA-X experimental trainset is being tested at

Italian regional electric trains

Japanese train type

Italian electric multiple unit

Electric Multiple Unit Train with diesel emergency power.

Japanese diesel-electric multiple unit train

push-pull train

Japanese train type

British electric multiple-unit (EMU) train built by CAF

diesel multiple unit train type operated by JR Shikoku in Japan

British electric multiple-unit (EMU) train built by CAF

electric multiple unit train type operated by Keisei Electric Railway in Japan

Electro-diesel (Bi-mode) Multiple Unit Train.