Description

The Hoki 5200 was a 30-ton open hopper wagon built by Hitachi between 1958 and 1961. These privately owned Tosa Lime Industry wagons were used for limestone traffic on the Tosan Main Line, including the Togano to Tanogo section, where trains were hauled by pairs of DF50 locomotives.

This KATO 9-car set recreates the distinctive limestone transport train, including one vehicle with an operating room for the bottom-door equipment. Two 9-car sets can be combined to recreate an 18-car train.

Features

• Special edition 9-car Hoki 5200 limestone transport set.
• Represents Tosa Lime Industry private-owner hopper wagons.
• Distinctive fully welded body and unusual open hopper shape reproduced.
• Bogie position close to the vehicle ends accurately represented.
• Mechanical equipment for the bottom-door operating system reproduced.
• Hitachi C-1 bogies from the original completion period reproduced.
• 'Rohoki' era appearance with yellow No. 1 stripe reproduced.
• Arnold couplers fitted as standard.
• Wagon numbers and body markings printed.
• Removable limestone load parts included, allowing loaded or empty appearance.
• One of the nine wagons is Hoki 5205 with operating room.
• User-fitted marker lights, period reflectors and replacement knuckle couplers included.

Recommended additions

• Two sets can be used together to recreate an 18-car formation.
• KATO 7009-4 DF50 Shikoku type or 10-2008 DF50 2-car set are suitable matching locomotives.