despite these issues, the tra had high expectation for the emu300, due to its 130 km/h service capability. during the 2 september 1989 schedule revision, the emu300 was assigned to direct and semi-direct tzu-chiang express, stopping at fewer stations than regular tzu-chiang. train no. 1019 was scheduled for 3 hours and 47 minutes between taipei and kaohsiung (via coast line), breaking the previous speed record set by the emu100. amongst railfans, the emu300 became something of an urban legend, often unofficially called tzu-chiang super express or tzu-chiang tokkyu. even after the introduction of the much more powerful e1000 push-pull trainset, remanufactured emu200 trainsets, and temu series of tilting trains, this speed record remained unbroken.