Odakyu MSE (Multi Super Express)

[bill937ca]

 

 

 

[NozomiFan]

Cool. Do any of the Big 3 make a set? Or is this a relatively new train?

[bill937ca]

Cool. Do any of the Big 3 make a set? Or is this a relatively new train?

 

I can't find it on HS.  I thought it was issued by either Greenmax or Micro Ace.

 

The train itself dates from March 2008.

 

http://www.odakyu.jp/english/rc/line_up/index.html

[ToniBabelony]

The design isn't the best there ever was, but damn! How cool is that to have a dedicated Limited Express train in your subway system!? It really lifts the subway out of anonymity and makes it an important part of a long-distance transport system! If only the Haneda - Narita Airport expresses had dedicated rolling stock, it would be interesting on the same level as well.

 

Also, MicroAce is going to release the Odakyu EXE (Odawara and Enoshima-line) and not the MSE. The MSE isn't produced (yet) by any manufacturer, aside from Bandai as a B-train. Could be a base for a nice kitbash project...

[bikkuri bahn]

If only the Haneda - Narita Airport expresses had dedicated rolling stock, it would be interesting on the same level as well.

 

I reckon Keikyu/Keisei don't see a market for such a service now, given the constraints of the current Asakusa Line routing.  The MSE is a leisure train (i.e. people bound for a hot spring resort and the like), so the customer base is less time sensitive than people who need to catch an international flight.

[westfalen]

We rode one of these back from Hakone-Yamoto to Shinjuku last month and those of us who had ridden on the Odakyu's various incarnations of 'romance cars' over the years thought the seats were rather uncomfortable and cramped in comparison to the older cars.

[ToniBabelony]

I reckon Keikyu/Keisei don't see a market for such a service now, given the constraints of the current Asakusa Line routing.  The MSE is a leisure train (i.e. people bound for a hot spring resort and the like), so the customer base is less time sensitive than people who need to catch an international flight.

 

The MSE runs through the subway lines to get to places like Hakone, but also as a morning express and an evening homeliner (homeway). I don't think these are leisure runs. In the weekend it has more of a purpose for runs calling at Hakone and the occasional run to Disneyland.

 

I'd like to know the reasons for not having dedicated rolling stock for the Narita - Haneda runs. Maybe because they need to have a high-frequency and pass through some of the most busy transport hubs of the city.

[bikkuri bahn]

I think the homeliner runs are practical because they are limited in number and cater to the worker who can schedule their work day around them.  As for Haneda-Narita AP ltd. express services, you mentioned the limitations- the Asakusa Line, being a subway, has dense traffic already, and no passing tracks required for timed overtakes.  To run a competitive ltd. express service, you need frequent clockface scheduling all day, and the Asakusa line is too much of a bottleneck to pull it off.

[bill937ca]

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Ns3rrl1XA&feature=related