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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob
As long as things are not going supersonic at the edges, there's no practical need for an extreme wedge front end. Those are for styling, at considerable cost to vision of the crew, especially when approaching a low sun. Not that vision will do those lads much good anyway. . . Maybe it is really for crush space.
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The "old" bullet trains were designed with an aerodynamic front end, with no regard to boat tailing. The reason for having the engine on both ends was so they didn't have to try to turn around the train when stopped. The one with the extreme front end is likely being designed to make an effective boat tail also. Whether or not the air stays attached that long is another story, but that's my guess.