Description

This set recreates the Seibu Railway cement trains associated with the Seibu Chichibu Line. When the line opened in 1969, Seibu introduced the E851, a powerful six-axle F-class electric locomotive, to handle heavy cement traffic from the Chichibu region alongside passenger services.

The prototype trains used Mitsubishi Mining and Cement Taki 1900 tank wagons and Teki 401 bogie covered wagons. On the steep 25 per mille gradients between Higashiyokoze and Ashigakubo, the E851 was needed to haul 1,000 tonne-class cement trains, giving the private railway a particularly full-scale freight operation.

Features

• Eight-car Seibu cement train set including E851 electric locomotive and freight stock.
• E851 reproduced in red and cream European-style livery.
• Heavy locomotive body, bogie area and roof detail modelled.
• Flywheel-equipped power unit for stable running.
• Warm white LED headlights.
• E851 / E852 locomotive numbers selectable using the included lettering sheet.
• Teki 401 covered freight car includes detailed body surface and complex end-plate beam detail.
• Taki 1900 Mitsubishi Mining Cement tank wagons include fine handrail, underframe and piping detail.
• Waf 101 brake van reproduced in later standard black livery, with Seibu emblem and inspection markings printed.
• Waf 101 deck-side taillight lights up.
• Car numbers, markings and company marks printed.
• Two sets can be combined to recreate a full double-headed E851 cement train formation.