100 Series Shinkansen

100 Series Shinkansen (１００系新幹線（けいしんかんせん） hyakukei shinkansen) is one of the trains produced by Plarail.

Overview
Entering service in 1985, the 100 Series featured a more pointed nose compared to its predecessor 0 Series. The 100 Series uniquely featured bilevel passenger cars, and were used on the Grand Hikari services with a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph).

A number of 100 Series were shortened from 16 cars to 4 or 6 cars to replace the 0 Series on the Sanyo Shinkansen. The 100 Series was officially retired on March 2012.

Acquirements

 * Single 3-car set, coded S-04 (with double-decker middle car, discontinued since June 2014 and replaced by N700 Series Shinkansen Mizuho Sakura)
 * 100 Series Shinkansen Double Set (without double-decker middle cars)
 * Plarail Advance Model, coded AS-12.

Features

 * 2-speed

Powering

 * One C battery (single 3-car set, 2 each for the double set)
 * One AAA battery (Plarail Advance)