Normal Price : ¥ 5,500 JPY

¥ 4,675 JPY

Item Code： MicroAce A9339

Package volume : 220

ItemNumber A9339
JNR Oshi16-2006 (Blue No. 15)

Information
In the 1960s, as improvements to the dining cars of express trains had progressed to a certain extent, new dining cars for express trains were sought, and the Osi 16 was introduced in 1962 with the concept of a snack bar or salon. It was an unprecedented design for a dining car with a symmetrical front-to-back design, with the kitchen on one side of the center of the car body, and the part facing the kitchen was a buffet, while the other part was a salon-style dining room with a counter style facing the windows. The interior design, including the colors, and the advanced and ambitious attempts to install electric equipment such as a microwave and ice cream storage in addition to the electric stove, attracted attention. A total of six cars were remodeled by placing a new body on the frame of the old passenger car, and the three 2000 series cars equipped with electric heating were fitted with TR23 bogies to accommodate the increased weight. They were mainly seen in service on the express trains "Hokuto" and "Towada" to the Tohoku region via the Joban Line, but due to a lack of service staff, they were retired in March 1972, completing their mission of just over 10 years. The product reproduces the appearance of the train from around 1965 onwards, when the body colour was changed to Blue No. 15.