──Starting with a new outfit! Reproduce the E259 series new paint!
- The E259 series, which appeared in 2009, is a limited express train that started operating in October of the same year as the successor to the 253 series.
- A renewal was announced in March 2023, and the first model appeared with a new paint job in May of the same year.
- All 22 train cars are scheduled to have their paint changed by the end of 2023.
[Actual vehicle guide]
- The E259 series, which appeared in 2009, is a limited express train that started operating in October of the same year as the successor to the 253 series.
- The renewal was announced in March 2023, and the first car appeared in May of the same year with a completely new paint design for the lead car.
- The paint change was made only to the lead car, and the design of other intermediate cars remained the same.
- All 22 trains will be painted with this new paint job by around spring 2024.
-Currently, 12-car trains are mainly operated, with non-splitting trains mainly operating between Narita Airport and Shinjuku, and split trains running from Tokyo to Ofuna and Shinjuku with 6 cars each.
[Product features]
- Car number is already printed
- Front and side logos and JR marks are printed (basic set)
- The basic set comes with separate parts that can reproduce the opening of the lead car's through door.
- Head and tail lights are equipped with a constantly lit board and an ON-OFF switch (basic set)
- Headlights are light bulb-colored LEDs, taillights are lit by red LEDs (basic set)
- The antennas on the roof are reproduced with separate parts
- Equipped with TN coupler (SP) only on the driver's cab side of the first car (basic set)
- New current collection system, black wheels adopted
- Powered with flywheel (basic set)
- Adopts M-13 motor (basic set)
[Features]
- No smoking, reserved seats, and Wi-Fi marks are printed
- The antennas on the roof are reproduced with separate parts
- Car number transcription sheet included
- New current collection system, black wheels adopted
[set content]
- Moha E259-0
- Moha E258-0
[accessories]
- Runner parts: Lightning arrester
- Transfer sheet: Car number
[Organization example]
- Limited Express [Narita Express / New Painting] Around May 2023 ~
Kuro E259(M) +
Moha E259 +
Moha E258 +
Moha E259 +
Moha E258 +
Kuha E258 + Kuro E259(M) +
Moha E259 +
Moha E258 +
Moha E259 +
Moha E258 +
Kuha E258*12 cars mainly operate between Narita Airport and Tokyo/Shinjuku (partially Ofuna)
*The trains to be split and merged will operate between Tokyo and Ofuna, Shinjuku, and Hachioji with six cars each.
*For this formation, two sets are used: the basic set and the additional set.
[Optional items sold separately]
- Interior light: <0733> LC white
- Interior light: <0734> LC bulb color (Black 259 only)
- TN coupler: <0336> Closely connected type
- Licensed for commercialization by JR East Japan
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )