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Renewal: JR East Series 485 "Resort Yamadori"


bill937ca

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Which service is that? This train looks brand new and empty (except for the crew going around). It also looks a lot like JR East Joyfull Train version of the Series 485 (Hana, Seseragi and Yamanami).

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Indeed, from Wikipedia page on the Joyfull trains:

 

Resort Yamadori, rebuilt from the ex-Seseragi. It will be based at Takasaki depot with the Yamanami and should enter service during this year.

 

Nice train and it looks like this was shot before it entered services.

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Is there another series in the Japan Railway history that has had sooooo many face lifts?

The 485 has to go down in history for the most revivals.

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The 485 series trains (and related 48x trains) have certainly had a long and diverse life.  And I think they were used for the Joyful trains partly because the type is a versatile platform (DC or AC, 50 or 60 Hz, so it can run on any of the "normal" electrified narrow-gauge lines).  But another reason is likely to be simply that there were a lot of them, which are now being obsoleted by newer trains, and it's cheaper to convert one than to build a one-off for charter use.

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