westfalen Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 If JR East is saying one of the reasons Cassiopeia is going is because the 17 year old rollingstock is life expired then JR West could easily use the same excuse to get rid of the older series 285's. Let's hope not though. Link to comment
miyakoji Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 A moderate refurb could happen, and would probably keep the service running for several more years, assuming JRC and JRW even have interest in that. A big refurb or new cars? It would be great, but I doubt it. Here's to hoping. I think I'd feel better about this if JRC weren't involved :) :( Link to comment
Sacto1985 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The Sunrise Seto/Sunrise Izumo still exists because the demand is still there for these overnight trains, given there is no Shinkansen service to the Matsue/Izumo area and to Takamatsu. As such, the 285's will likely get a major refurbishment soon to extend their lives at least another decade. However, the Cassiopeia trainset will still soldier on charter service, and could make appearances around northern Japan. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 RailKing JP has just published a video of the final Cassiopeia arriving Ueno station, and then departing away on its final run to the yard most probably... Noted that there were police officers on patrol! :) 2 Link to comment
bnicolas1987 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Hi, Here is my first last run for my Cassiopeia in HO gauge. Sorry for the poor quality of the video... Cheers. 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 However, the Cassiopeia trainset will still soldier on charter service, and could make appearances around northern Japan. It was on the NHK news the other day that this will in fact happen. Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 It was only in the linked article in the original post. Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Well there you go, I just confirmed the plans haven't changed ;) Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Something is going down with the Cassiopeia and the Seikan Tunnel. Something really interesting: 3 Link to comment
miyakoji Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 There was an item in Railfan News yesterday about this, http://railf.jp/news/2016/05/15/193500.html . Apparently this test run was from Ueno to Sapporo via the Takasaki and Joetsu lines, so I guess that means from Ueno northwest to Niigata then up to Akita and Aomori. It's preparation for the Cassiopeia Cruise and Cassiopeia Kikou services that will start next month. 2 Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Thanks! I didn't know about that, as I don't keep up to date on these developments (JR zairaisen isn't really my thing). It came across on my Facebook and I thought I'd share it with you guys. I think this is also the first time the Cassiopeia is hauled by an EH class locomotive IIRC. Link to comment
miyakoji Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Here's another article about the E26 formation in testing, this time behind DF200-52. Picture is between Shiroishi and Naebo stations. http://railf.jp/news/2016/05/19/110000.html Link to comment
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