Product Description

--The peak of the steam locomotive boom was reached with the express train [Niseko], which ran powerfully through the `Mountain Line`. It has been a long time since the last reproduction, along with the two C62s!

[Product Introduction]
- The C62, which was active in Hokkaido, was equipped with heavy cold- and snow-resistant equipment to withstand the harsh winter climate, and was used to pull passenger trains such as the express train [Niseko]. Among them, the No. 2 locomotive had a [Swallow Mark] on the deflector (smoke deflector) and was bordered with stainless steel around the deflector, and was affectionately nicknamed [Swallow Angel]. On the Hakodate Main Line, commonly known as the `Mountain Line`, it was also popular to operate in multiple units with an auxiliary engine attached to the front. The last C62 triple-unit farewell run on September 15, 1971 was the last run of the C62s, after which the C62 No. 2 was preserved in working order at the Kyoto Railway Museum, and the C62 No. 3 was scrapped and preserved until it was converted to smokeless on September 30, 1973. When the line was privatized by JR, it was revived in 1987 and operated as the C62 Niseko until November 1995. It is currently preserved in static form at the JR Hokkaido Naebo Factory Railway Technology Museum.
- Hokkaido's C62 2/C62 3, representative of the steam locomotive boom in the late 1960s, is back again. You can recreate the famous double-headed operation of the No. 2 and No. 3 express trains [Niseko].
*This product is being reproduced. The price and JAN code will change from this product. Other specifications remain the same as the previous product.
*Some images are from previous products.

[Product features]
- Expresses the solid exterior of the cold- and snow-resistant equipment suited to the Hokkaido climate during the time of the Hokkaido, Hakodate Main Line, and Otaru Chikko Locomotive Depot. Equipped with distinctive equipment such as a sealed beam secondary light (not lit), a heavy oil tank on the tender, and a snowplow
- The differences in form between Unit 2 and Unit 3 are recreated down to the last detail
・Unit 2: The shining swallow mark on the deflector and the white line on the side of the running board are reproduced
- Unit 3: Reproduces differences such as no white lines on the running board, a lower front license plate, and boiler piping.
- Coreless motor power unit provides powerful and smooth driving
- Just like the real train, the gap between the boiler and the frame and the wheel core of the box driving wheel with holes are reproduced.
- Headlights on
- Arnold coupler standard equipment, replacement knuckle coupler, Arnold coupler for multiple units, knuckle coupler for multiple units included

[accessories]
Replacement knuckle coupler
Arnold coupler for multiple trains
Knuckle coupler for multiple units

[Related products]
10-873/874 Express [Niseko]
7008-P DD51 500 Early Cold-resistant type
2016-B D51 Hokkaido type
2016-C D51 Hokkaido type Giesl ejector

[C62 Hokkaido-type train formation example]
- Express [Suzuran] No. 6
←Sapporo Hakodate→
C62 + Suhafu44 + Suha45 + Suha45 + Suha45 + Suha45 + Suha45 + Slo62 + Orone10 + Suhane16 + Ohanef12 + Mani60 (upbound only)

- Hakodate Main Line Local Trains
C62 + SuhaF44 + Suha45 + Suha45 + SuhaF44 + Mani60

- Express [Niseko] (around 1971) [Tractor C62: Hakodate ←→ Otaru (C62 double-headed operation between Oshamanbe ←→ Otaru) ED76 500: Otaru ←→ Sapporo]
C62 + C62 + Suhafu 44 + Suha 45 + Suha 45 + Suha 45 + Suha 45 + Slo 62 + Suhafu 44 + Mani 60 + Oyu 10 + Mani 60 + Mani 36
C62 + C62 + Suhafu 44 + Suha 45 + Suha 45 + Suha 45 + Suha 45 + Slo 62 + Suhafu 44 + Mani 60 + Suyu 13 + Oyu 10 + C62 + C62


Item Size/Weight : 19.3 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm / 146g

Product Specifications

Item series

Steam Locomotive

Organization

Japan National Railways (JNR)

Region

Hokkaido

Item code

2017-3

JAN code

4949727704999

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