Romancecar

The Romancecar (Japanese: ロマンスカー, Hepburn: Romansukā) is Odakyu Electric Railway's brand name for its limited express services operating between Tokyo and tourist destinations southwest of the city, including the mountain resorts of Hakone and Gotemba (near Mount Fuji), as well as coastal destinations including Odawara and Enoshima. Introduced in 1957 with the 3000 series SE trainset, the service set a world speed record of 145 kilometres per hour (90 mph) for a narrow gauge railway. This achievement was influential to the design and creation of the country's high speed rail network, the Shinkansen.