Product Description

--Can accommodate four 12ft containers! Early model with many vertical ribs!

[Actual vehicle introduction]
- Traditionally, logistics was supported by freight trains operated by the Japanese National Railways, but container transport was introduced in the late 1950s as a new method to replace the inefficient car-loaded freight trains.
- With a transportation unit of one container, high-performance container-specific freight cars can be used for high-speed transportation, and the flexibility of being able to easily collect and deliver by truck to remote locations far from rail tracks has brought a breath of fresh air to freight transportation.
- The first container-only freight cars were manufactured in 1959, the deckless Chiki 5000 and the decked Chiki 5500 (later renamed from "Chiki" to "KoKi"), which could carry five small Class 1 containers.
- The body color was a different shade from conventional freight cars, and the train could run at a maximum speed of 85km/h.

- The KoKi 5000 was fitted with a deck in the 1960s and incorporated into the KoKi 5500.
- The KoKi 5500 was manufactured until 1970, but shortly after the introduction of larger second-class containers along with its successor, the KoKi 50000, the KoKi 5500 was also modified to carry four second-class containers while keeping the body intact.
- The early models, KoKi 5500 to KoKi 6273, have numerous vertical reinforcements on the sides, giving them a different look from later vehicles.
- After being converted to carry four containers, some of them became the property of JR Freight, and could be seen transporting JR-generation containers.

[Product Summary]
- Introducing the Koki 5500 container car in the Micro Ace freight car series
- Early model Koki 5500 with many ribs on the side. This is a product of a group that was originally manufactured as Koki 5500.
- After being converted from 5-unit capacity to 4-unit capacity due to larger containers
- Enjoy it with vehicles and containers from the 1980s and 1990s
*Some parts may differ from the actual vehicle due to shared parts.
*This product does not include a motor vehicle. A separate locomotive is required for operation.
*Container not included.

[set content]
- Koki25697
- Koki 25934

[accessories]
- a reflector

[option]
- incompatible


Item Size/Weight : 19.6 x 11.6 x 3.2 cm / 167g

Product Specifications

Item series

Freight Car

Organization

Japan National Railways (JNR)

Item code

A3153

JAN code

4968279103678

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