Description

The sleeper express 'Hamanasu' was a JR Hokkaido overnight train running between Aomori and Sapporo via the Seikan Tunnel. It appeared with the opening of the tunnel in 1988 and became a popular mixed-facility train, combining B-class sleeper cars, carpet cars, Dream Car reclining-seat vehicles and reserved and unreserved seating.

The regular basic formation was seven cars, formed from five 14 Series seating cars and two sleeper cars. In busy periods the train could be strengthened to as many as 12 cars. The real service ended in March 2016 with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

Features

• Seven-car basic set for the JR Hokkaido sleeper express 'Hamanasu'.
• Includes the core 14 Series seating and sleeper vehicles used in the regular formation.
• SuHaNeFu 14 reproduces the Hokkaido-style 550 series converted from OHaNeFu 25, with gabled roof end and white stripe.
• OHa 14 515 carpet car reproduced with distinctive window arrangement and two-level interior floor.
• 14 Series 500 cars include cold-region sliding passenger doors.
• Intermediate cars use body-mounted sealed self-coupling couplers.
• Locomotive-end couplers on SuHaNeFu 14 552 and SuHaFu 14 502 are Arnold couplers as standard, with replacement knuckle couplers included.
• Replacement knuckle coupler for SuHaFu 14 557 also included.
• Tail lights and train marks light up on the SuHaNeFu and SuHaFu vehicles in the basic set.
• Car 3, SuHaFu 14 557, has a light-off switch.
• Convertible train marks include 'Hamanasu', 'Kaikyo' and 'Express'.
• Side destination signs are plain white, with destination and sign stickers included.
• Headmarks for DD51 and ED79 locomotives included.