Product Description
--A combined passenger car for express trains with a gabled body, in its old paint scheme!
[Vehicle Introduction]
Until the 1950s, when transportation was somehow managed to continue despite the exhausted infrastructure and rolling stock during the chaotic post-war period, many wooden passenger cars manufactured during the Taisho era remained in service.
During overcrowded transport, accidents involving damage to the train cars frequently occurred, and in the event of a derailment or collision, the cars would be shattered, resulting in greater damage. As the situation worsened, and GHQ policy prohibited the construction of new train cars, a plan was devised as a last resort to mass-produce steel passenger cars in a short period of time under the guise of "converting wooden passenger cars."
Furthermore, by expanding the 17-meter-long wooden passenger cars to 20-meter-long cars, transport capacity was also improved, and the steel-bodied passenger cars based on this plan were organized into the 60-series.
Initially, priority was given to converting passenger cars for local trains, but as the situation began to improve, the conversion to steel bodies was extended to include not only baggage cars but also combined passenger and baggage cars for express trains, which debuted in 1955 as the OhaNi 63.
Initially, the cars were fitted with TR11 bogies repurposed from wooden passenger cars, but due to their unsuitability for high-speed operation, they were fitted with TR52A bogies, equivalent to those used on lightweight passenger cars, by 1958, and their designation was changed to OhaNi 36.
It played a prominent role in the service of express trains such as the "Asakaze" and "Hayabusa," which were used on the Kyushu-bound premium trains of the time.
This product is modeled after the train as it appeared when it was stationed at the Shinagawa Passenger Car Depot around the late 1950s, immediately after its bogies were replaced.
[Product contents]
Ohani 36-5[Product overview]
Further expansion of the Micro Ace passenger car series
A variation product based on the [Ohani 36] included in A6981 (shipped December 2011).
The Oha-Ni 36, a state-of-the-art combined passenger car for express trains at the time, was produced as a single unit, with a steel body replacing various wooden passenger cars.
Tail lights only on the conductor's compartment side, with an on/off switch.
This is how it looked in the late 1950s, a few years after being converted to a steel body and immediately after the bogies were replaced, with its original grape-colored livery (No. 1) and old body markings.
The markings below the conductor's compartment window, the affiliation markings above the number [East China], and the 3rd class markings are printed according to the era.
The weight unit for a load of 4 tons is now indicated as [t], and the markings for the simultaneous flashing device are printed.
The inspection marking printed on the side edge reads "[C 31-12 Nagano Factory]".
*Due to the sharing of parts, some parts may differ from the actual vehicle.
[accessories]
none
[option]
Narrow interior light: (G0005/G0006/G0007/G0008)
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Product Specifications
- Item code
- A8551
- JAN code
- 4968279112137
Purchase Information
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