(7008-7) DD51-500 Mid.for Cold Regions

Normal Price : ¥ 6,700 JPY

¥ 5,025 JPY

Item Code: KATO 7008-7

Package volume : 150

ItemNumber 7008-7
DD51-500 Mid.for Cold Regions

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Japan's leading diesel locomotive is the DD51 of Japanese national railways. Appeared in 0/1962 (1962), 649-car production was over 17 years later. As as you can see from this that, for Japan Railway diesel locomotive from the trunk line of the non-electrified railway lines any arterial, passenger trains, freight trains, was a big success. Group able to produced over many years, from early Middle, late and broadly divided into three types, called mid-term in the 500 series heavy-type key and the In large quantities to replace steam locomotives that power modern smokeless was. Hokkaido was active even especially main line steam locomotive often invest many DD51 is the 0/1975 (1975) steam car ban in December. "Heavy snow" and after the endless C62 Niseko in Hokkaido passenger Express, not to mention driving Highway freight trains from the local passenger, has been active. Reshuffled the bonnet added auxiliary lights for visibility during snowfall and style characteristic of Hokkaido, Japanese "3 light type" is gaining popularity, later transferred to the Niigata No. 745 became the West ban'etsu line also became popular.