JR West Hanayome Noren - another KIHA40 joyful train

[miyakoji]

Yet another KIHA40-based joyful train, looks quite good although I think my favorite is still JR Shikoku's Iyonada Monogatari.  This is the Hanayome Noren, intended for limited express sightseeing service on the Nanao Line, which will begin October 3rd.  The livery is meant to look like the lacquerware from Wajima, a city on the northwest side of the Noto Peninsula.

 

http://railf.jp/news/2015/08/27/100000.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanao_Line

http://www.samurai-japan.biz/other/af_wajima/

http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/8898-jr-shikoku-kiro47-iyo-nada-monogatari/

 

good video of August 23rd open day at Kanazawa Depot, this train is featured at 6:00:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Ba9NuVj_w

[Sascha]

I think its a very Beautiful train. I saw this a couple of weeks back, and bookmarked it. I really like the Japanese style inside the train. Are there anymore videos of it?

http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/article/topic/entry-450.html

Edited August 27, 2015 by Sascha

[kvp]

Very nice! This is one of the few painted diesel sets that i would buy as a model.

[katoftw]

Kiha48?  Only has driver cab at one end of car.

 

Nice looking train inside and out.  2 return trips a day.

[Densha]

Kiha48?  Only has driver cab at one end of car.

To be precise: KiHa 48 4 + KiHa 48 1004, according to the article miyakoji linked to in the first post.

[miyakoji]

Yeah sorry I meant to include the exact car numbers but I forgot. I don't often think specifically of 40, 47, and 48, I just lump them all together.

[Guest ___]

I'm just glad to see one more 40 getting a second or third lease on life.