ItemNumber A2396
JR Kiha 65 Resort & Shupur (Yellow) 2Cars

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The Kiha 65-611, 1611 (green stripe) and Kiha 65-712, 1712 (yellow stripe) were completed in December of the following year as additional cars for the "Edel Tango" train, a modified Kiha 65 train with a viewing room that was introduced in 1988. As these cars were to be used for additional cars, the design of the front was the same as that of the original car, but the driver's cab was converted to a semi-room and the passenger seat side was converted to a viewing room, and the asymmetrical front window shape and the headlights moved to the front display area gave the cars a unique look. The body color was the same as that of the aforementioned "Edel Tango," and the ivory background color and JR West's corporate color blue stripe were left as they were, with green and yellow stripes in the theme colors being added to each pair of cars. The couplers were also replaced in order to be able to be coupled with the "Edel Tango," which can be coupled with limited express trains. Kiha 65-712 and 1712 were originally capable of being coupled with other "Edel" series cars, but were not compatible with limited express trains. In response to the increased demand for sightseeing in the Hokuriku region, they were modified to accommodate this in the autumn of 1990, and due to the change in the vehicle's functions, they were renumbered to Kiha 65-612 and 1612. They continued to be widely used in various parts of JR West Japan, including the Hokuriku, Northern Kinki, and Tottori regions, until October 2010.