Description

The KU5000 car carrier was introduced in 1966 as Japanese car production continued to grow and rail became an important way to move finished vehicles. It became a familiar JNR freight vehicle, with dedicated Arrow trains and car-carrier formations operating around the country.

Although car transport by KU5000 ended under JNR in March 1984, rail transport of passenger cars later resumed from Nissan's Tochigi factory in March 1985, serving export and domestic destinations including Yokohama Honmoku and Chidoricho. The KU5000 later received this blue, white and red tricolour scheme, matching Nissan's corporate colours of the period.

This wagon is suitable for recreating dedicated car-carrier trains, mixed freight workings, loading scenes at freight terminals, or road/rail scenes using DioTown, Unitram and other scenic accessories.

Features

• KU5000 car-carrier wagon in blue, white and red tricolour livery.
• Represents the later Nissan-related automobile transport era.
• Useful for dedicated car-carrier trains or mixed freight formations.
• Suitable for loading and terminal scenes.
• Can be combined with suitable vehicle-load accessories representing cars under protective sheets.
• Good scenic match for freight stations, road scenes, DioTown and Unitram layouts.