miyakoji Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I just saw this pic on Ompuchaneru. The location of the photographer, the tilt/shift lens, the wrap on the cars, and the (current) lack of converstation in the thread make it impossible to determine what these are. The roof profile and the way the air conditioners are kind of embedded seem unique. One of the up-coming luxury trains? image: http://rail-uploader.khz-net.com/img-box/img201603301025433efac.jpg thread: http://rail-uploader.khz-net.com/index.php?&id=57515 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Looks like it. https://twitter.com/miriseproject/status/715005087672721408/photo/1 While these are from Kawasaki Heavy, the driving cars are being built by Kinki Sharyo. *also on twitter, two carbodies completely shrouded were moved out of the Kinki Sharyo factory early in the morning, on flatbed truck trailers... Edited March 30, 2016 by bikkuri bahn Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 other pics: https://twitter.com/nobuya0827/status/715006606979702784/photo/1 https://twitter.com/tsuyoshi629/status/715020189616578565/photo/1 expect some video to be on youtube by this evening.... Link to comment
stevenh Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 So it's the new Twilight Express Mizukaze! The stole the Emperor's colour scheme! Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 https://youtube.com/watch?v=wHF7KeXmmo4 Link to comment
miyakoji Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 In a few of those images and videos you can make out that the designation is KISAINE86. That's a new one :) 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Apparently the train will be designated kiha 87. Article with lots of detail pics of the car bodies and undersides: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/03/30/585/ Link to comment
Welshbloke Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Judging by that last video this is a protective wrap of some sort, rather than the final livery. How so? Look at the carriage numbers and the "Twilight Express" nameplate high up on the sides, also the numberboards. They look as though they've been shrink wrapped, which is what you tend to see if you apply a vinyl wrap over the top of raised components. Certainly not finished, but we'll have to wait until next year to find out what's underneath. It would be very classy if they go for the deep green and gold stripes of the old loco-hauled Twilight. Also intrigued to see the KuMoYa moving them around with a knuckle coupler, guessing they can swap between these and Tightlocks depending on what needs moving? Edited March 30, 2016 by Welshbloke Link to comment
katoftw Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) All these trains comes out of the factory with protective wrapping. If you have a look at the rooftop new the air conditioning units, you will see rooftop gear that is the correct jade green colour. Edited March 30, 2016 by katoftw Link to comment
maihama eki Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 There is a great web site - with English. http://twilightexpress-mizukaze.jp/en/index.html#top It appears the cars in the videos are wrapped with a black film. The web site would say the train will be green with gold lettering. A beautiful train. Love the Art Deco design. What do you suppose that suite that takes the entire car will cost you? 1 Link to comment
Sacto1985 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 JNS forum member ayokoi just posted a video of a number of Twilight Express MIzukaze rail cars leaving the KHI assembly plant at Hyogo west of Osaka: 1 Link to comment
miyakoji Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Apparently the train will be designated kiha 87. Article with lots of detail pics of the car bodies and undersides: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/03/30/585/ Ah, right, the base type would be KIHA87. Any idea what 28-9 is in this image: http://news.mynavi.jp/photo/news/2016/03/30/585/images/048l.jpg . I'll assume 28 is the year of Heisei, but what is the 9? Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Ah, right, the base type would be KIHA87. Any idea what 28-9 is in this image: http://news.mynavi.jp/photo/news/2016/03/30/585/images/048l.jpg . I'll assume 28 is the year of Heisei, but what is the 9? I think that's for September. I suppose it's scheduled to be operational by then, if not for revenue service. Apparently it is at Suita to have testing done as well as as have interior fitting done in the meantime. Link to comment
velotrain Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 lack of converstation in the thread Freudian slip? Link to comment
kvp Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I just checked the interior layouts. The middle cars look like good old sleepers and saloon cars. Except the double decker trailer, that kind of breaks the train in half with the duck under section. It has 4 service cars (2 half observation/crew, lounge and diner, 40%), which is ok for a luxury train and reminds me of some old european loco hauled consists with 3-4 twin sleepers per car and the diner/lounge car pairs. (one layout that it didn't use was the combined 3 twin sleepers + lounge in each car setup, often called saloon cars) So, let's wait for the first interior photos and the two head cars... Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Did you get all that from the Twilight Express website? :laughing3: Link to comment
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