JR West Shin Kaisoku 50th anniversary Oct.1 2020

[bikkuri bahn]

MBS news report of the 50th anniversary of the start of special rapid service trains in the Kansai region.  

Sun TV report of same, plus information on A seat service, headmark:

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by bikkuri bahn
added addtl news report

[Sacto1985]

So the initial Shin-Kaisoku service was between Kyoto and Nishi-Akashi Stations?

[miyakoji]

According to Japanese Wikipedia, yes that’s right.