(A9324) JNR Orohane 10-5 (blue + light green stripe, Nagano Depot)
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SKU： MicroAce A9324
Package Volume： 220.00
ItemNumber A9324
JNR Orohane 10-5 (blue + light green stripe, Nagano Depot)
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The 10 series passenger cars, which took the world by storm with their revolutionary lightweight construction, have spawned various derivative series since the 1960s. The Narohane 10 was introduced in 1958 as a combined 2nd/3rd class sleeping car for the Chuo and Shinetsu lines, where the traction constant on mountainous lines was limited and there was not as much demand for 2nd class sleeping cars as on main lines. Unusually for a JNR passenger car, it had an access platform in the center of the car body, with 2nd and 3rd class compartments at the front and rear, and this, combined with the elegant design of the 10 series passenger cars, attracted many fans. In the 1960s, the cars were renamed 1st/2nd class sleeping cars as they were converted to 2nd class, the class band was painted light green, and the car body color was changed to Blue No. 15. From 1964 onwards, the cars were renamed Ohane 10 due to the increased weight caused by the introduction of air conditioning in the 1st class compartments. Since its debut as the Narohane 10 in the Shinetsu region, it has been active on semi-express trains such as the Alps and Myoko, and even after being converted to air conditioning, it has been seen in Shinjuku and Nagoya as the star of the Chuo Main Line, on express trains such as Kamikochi and Kiso.
JNR Orohane 10-5 (blue + light green stripe, Nagano Depot)
Information
The 10 series passenger cars, which took the world by storm with their revolutionary lightweight construction, have spawned various derivative series since the 1960s. The Narohane 10 was introduced in 1958 as a combined 2nd/3rd class sleeping car for the Chuo and Shinetsu lines, where the traction constant on mountainous lines was limited and there was not as much demand for 2nd class sleeping cars as on main lines. Unusually for a JNR passenger car, it had an access platform in the center of the car body, with 2nd and 3rd class compartments at the front and rear, and this, combined with the elegant design of the 10 series passenger cars, attracted many fans. In the 1960s, the cars were renamed 1st/2nd class sleeping cars as they were converted to 2nd class, the class band was painted light green, and the car body color was changed to Blue No. 15. From 1964 onwards, the cars were renamed Ohane 10 due to the increased weight caused by the introduction of air conditioning in the 1st class compartments. Since its debut as the Narohane 10 in the Shinetsu region, it has been active on semi-express trains such as the Alps and Myoko, and even after being converted to air conditioning, it has been seen in Shinjuku and Nagoya as the star of the Chuo Main Line, on express trains such as Kamikochi and Kiso.