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Seibu's 'Laview' express


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I must say, I like the front. The interiour, can't say much about it.

 

I hope there will be a model of it, would go nice with my 40000s.

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On 10/29/2018 at 12:16 PM, katoftw said:

Disgusting exterior and interior.

 

Spare a thought for those of us who will have to live with these things.

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On 10/30/2018 at 1:20 AM, Densha said:

How the full front looks like:

 

 

Someone imagined a cyclops house fly and made it into a train?

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Folks, 

From March of next year, Seibu Rly. Co. will introduce a new, eight car luxury train to replace their 25 years  old 'Red Arrows'.

This train will be called 'Laview' (Don't ask!).

Livery, mainly white with a pale green band below window level.

No indication of how many train sets.

The driver's front window is domed.

Which model train co. will be the first to bring out a model of this train?

Regards, 

Bill, 

Melbourne.

 

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2 hours ago, ben_issacs said:

 

This train will be called 'Laview' (Don't ask!).

 

 

"Luxury Arrow View", apparently.

 

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No indication of how many train sets.

 

7 sets of 8 cars, cf.:

http://www.seiburailway.jp/news/news-release/2018/20181026Laview.pdf

 

Which is down from 12 10000 series sets, which leads me to speculate they will not be replacing 10000 series sets 1 for 1, rather they will not be running these monstrosities on the Seibu Shinjuku line (yay!) and will be using 40000 series for the express services to Hon-Kawagoe. Which is not a line you'd really need large windows for anyway as apart from some fleeting views of Mt. Fuji there's not much of interest to see.

 

 

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speculation rather than conclusion!
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Davo Dentetsu

I must be the weird one here, as I don't mind it now as opposed to... I dunno, whatever the renders where meant to convey.

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It’s feeling like it’s design is trying a little too hard. Interior doe not have the simple elegance like the rapit’. Exterior just feels blah.

 

jeff

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I saw this stabled in the yard at Kotesashi a few weeks ago.

 

I suspect the view from inside the train looking outwards will be better than vice-versa ;).

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