(A8558) JNR Orohane 10-5 (blue + light green stripe, Nagano Depot)
¥4,675JPY
SKU： MicroAce A8558
Package Volume： 220.00
ItemNumber A8558
JNR Orohane 10-5 (blue + light green stripe, Nagano Depot)
Information
The Mine 40 was the first newly built sleeping car after the war, with 21 units completed in 1948. It was part of the general-use conversion of newly built vehicles based on the demands of the occupying forces. It boasted the most luxurious amenities of the Japanese National Railways at the time, including both private compartments and Pullman-style (open-plan) berths, as well as air conditioning. However, it also featured rational design elements such as a steel plate roof with no tapering at the ends and the adoption of two-axle bogies. Initially, it debuted as a first-class sleeping car with entrances at both ends. After the removal of one entrance, a downgrade in class, and a change in designation, it consistently served as a frontline vehicle on overnight express trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Main Lines and sleeper express trains bound for Kyushu until its retirement in the late 1960s. This product depicts the car in its original first-class sleeping car appearance, with a grape color (No. 1) body, a cream (No. 2) class stripe indicating first class, and the class marking "I". This model recreates a train car that, after the decision was made to downgrade it to a second-class sleeping car, underwent modifications from the spring of 1955 onwards, including the conversion to a single-sided entrance platform and interior renovations.
JNR Orohane 10-5 (blue + light green stripe, Nagano Depot)
Information
The Mine 40 was the first newly built sleeping car after the war, with 21 units completed in 1948. It was part of the general-use conversion of newly built vehicles based on the demands of the occupying forces. It boasted the most luxurious amenities of the Japanese National Railways at the time, including both private compartments and Pullman-style (open-plan) berths, as well as air conditioning. However, it also featured rational design elements such as a steel plate roof with no tapering at the ends and the adoption of two-axle bogies. Initially, it debuted as a first-class sleeping car with entrances at both ends. After the removal of one entrance, a downgrade in class, and a change in designation, it consistently served as a frontline vehicle on overnight express trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Main Lines and sleeper express trains bound for Kyushu until its retirement in the late 1960s. This product depicts the car in its original first-class sleeping car appearance, with a grape color (No. 1) body, a cream (No. 2) class stripe indicating first class, and the class marking "I". This model recreates a train car that, after the decision was made to downgrade it to a second-class sleeping car, underwent modifications from the spring of 1955 onwards, including the conversion to a single-sided entrance platform and interior renovations.