Description

The Toyota Longpass Express is a container freight train that has carried Toyota automotive parts since 2006. Blue 31 ft containers are loaded on Koki 105 wagons and used in long block trains between the Chukyo area and the assembly plant at Morioka.

This KATO 10-car set recreates the distinctive Ecoliner train with Koki 105 wagons and a mix of U54A and U55A containers carrying modern Nippon Express / NX branding.

Features

• 10-car Koki 105 container wagon set for the Toyota Longpass Express.
• Newly tooled large 31 ft U55A wing containers.
• U54A containers with similar shape but different markings and band colours are also represented.
• Mixed U54A / U55A loading reflects the prototype formation.
• Large 'Ecoliner' side logos and current Nippon Express 'NX' branding reproduced.
• Grey container roof centre sections and side/end band patterns reproduced.
• Differences in oversize-mark placement are represented between set and individual container releases.
• Koki 105 wagons are newly produced as two-car units.
• Open-frame floor detail with visible piping and underframe structure reproduced.
• Rear-end reflectors included.

Recommended additions

• Two sets can be combined to create a more imposing long freight formation.
• KATO 3034-7 EF210 100 new livery is a suitable matching locomotive.