Rail Car Guide Vol.35 Tokyu Series 5000 (Book) - HobbySearch Hobby Magazine Store

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This item is written in Japanese.

In the 1950s, when the period of high economic miracle was reached, high-performance trains appeared one after another as if competing with major private railway companies.
Among them, the Tokyu 5000 series (first generation), which adopted the advanced technology of the time everywhere, such as an ultra-lightweight body with an egg-shaped cross section that applied the monocoque structure and a lightweight bogie near the limit, was a private railway high-performance train at that time. Popular as an epoch-making vehicle, it was nicknamed [Blue Gael] because of its rounded body and green body color, and has been active as the face of Tokyu for over 30 years.
After retiring from Tokyu, it was transferred to local private railways all over the country, which greatly contributed to high performance and modernization.
In this book, from the time of the appearance of the 5000 series and the 5200 series train whose body was changed to stainless steel, the activity after the transfer of the local private railway after retirement
Including, from the modeler's point of view, we will explain in detail the changes depending on each format and year with a number of valuable photographs.

Item Size/Weight : 25.7 x 18.3 x 0.5 cm / 268g