E4 MAX pantograph.

[Sascha]

When I looked at my Kato Max, I realized, that the pantographs sink into the roof. I guess its due to height restrictions? Is there a section on the Shinkansen line, where this is necessary?

[Socimi]

Simply because the E4 is a Double-Decker shinkansen that needs to run with the same gauge of conventional single-deck shinkansens.

Sinking pantographs into the roof is a common method in europe , where the loading gauge is smaller than the one of the united states, wich allows for Huge and Tall double-deck trains:

 

Italian Trenord TSR 

http://mondotpl.altervista.org/albums/trenord-milano-/elettromotrici/tsr/r5-049-a.jpg

 

American Metra Highliner

http://www.n-sharyo.co.jp/business/tetsudo/images/zusametra-emu2005-2.jpg

[Sascha]

Of course. Don’t know why I don’t thought about that. Many thanks.