Description
Freight trains from the JNR era excited fans with the variety of car models that were incorporated into the train formations. This is a 6-car set that allows you to easily recreate such a nostalgic freight train.
During the era of Japanese National Railways, freight transportation was carried out using a car-based freight transportation system, in which each freight car was sent to a different destination. Therefore, it is characterized by the fact that freight cars with various uses and appearances were operated as one freight train. This is a 6-car set including a boxcar, open car, hopper car, refrigerated car, container freight car, and caboose. Enjoy nostalgic freight train fun.
There is a wide range of traction machines, including steam locomotives such as D51, C11, C12, C56, etc., electric locomotives such as EF15, EF65 0, ED71, EF80, EF81 general color, etc., and diesel locomotives including DE10 various, DD51 vermilion various, DD54, etc. You can enjoy it together with locomotives from the JNR era such as DF50.
Main features
- Tora 45000 reproduces the loading condition. Comes with a cover that can be removed.
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The idea here is that this 'mixed goods train' gives you a selection of wagons that wouldn't look out of place behind almost any JNR freight locomotive, whether steam, diesel, or electric. Whether that's strictly true is debatable, as the wagons here are quite varied, including old fashioned box vans through to a relatively modern KOKI container flat. But as a starter pack there's a lot to like.
The wagons are all nicely made, smooth running, and look good together. The set comprises a black open wagon (with a removable tarpaulin), a brown bogie van, a white insulated van, a beige cement tank, a container flat with five containers (moulded together as a single piece), and a lovely little brake van complete with working lights. The brake van can be further enhanced with internal lighting using the standard Kato coach lighting kit.
For the price, it's hard to find fault here. As with most Kato wagons, the detail is mostly moulded rather than separately fitted. Liveries are simple but done nicely, and the container wagon and cement wagon are especially attractive models.