What is this livery called?

[scott]

If I'm looking for a 485 in this livery (here shown on a "Kubikino" rapid service), what should I be searching for?

 

Attached picture by Wikipedia user "Takasunrise0921"

[miyakoji]

Looks like it's the "Kami-nuttari" livery.  I guess I've seen it before, but I didn't know the name, either.  Also was not aware of this rapid service.  According to Wikipedia, what is now Niigata Depot (Niigata Sharyo Sentaa) was Kami-Nuttari Depot (Kami-Nuttari Untenku) until March 31, 2004.  Kami-Nuttari is also a signal junction, and Nuttari was, from November 20, 1897 until March 25, 2010, a freight station.

 

 

Kami-Nuttari Signal: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8A%E6%B2%BC%E5%9E%82%E4%BF%A1%E5%8F%B7%E5%A0%B4

Nuttari Freight Station: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B2%BC%E5%9E%82%E9%A7%85

Niigata Depot: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E6%BD%9F%E8%BB%8A%E4%B8%A1%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC

 

edit: JR East has a lot of good liveries up there.

 

edit: On Google Maps, http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?q=37.909444,139.080833&ie=UTF8&ll=37.901949,139.089983&spn=0.012495,0.031736&z=16&brcurrent=3,0x5ff4ca4dabbc049f:0x95eb3c8054c1c7c4,0 , it's still labeled Kami-Nuttari.

[keitaro]

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10079006 :)

[scott]

Thanks, guys!

 

Looks like it's the "Kami-nuttari" livery.  I guess I've seen it before, but I didn't know the name, either.  Also was not aware of this rapid service.  According to Wikipedia, what is now Niigata Depot (Niigata Sharyo Sentaa) was Kami-Nuttari Depot (Kami-Nuttari Untenku) until March 31, 2004.  Kami-Nuttari is also a signal junction, and Nuttari was, from November 20, 1897 until March 25, 2010, a freight station.

 

Interesting stuff--thanks!

 

edit: JR East has a lot of good liveries up there.

 

Yeah, they have some of my favorites. Of course, they also have some hideous Miami Vice color schemes, but overall it's pretty good.

 

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10079006 :)

 

Very cool, but dang that's expensive. I wish Kato would do that one.

[keitaro]

Micro ace have more detail on their trains IMO especially in side.

 

I actually am becoming a micro ace fan and they do all the good trains no one else will touch

[KenS]

I agree, definitely more detail on Micro Ace. And on the whole, they're very nice trains and they do make a lot of trains others don't. But you do pay a premium for that. However, I think Kato makes better trains in a mechanical sense. My MAs tend to be noisier, and not run quite as smoothly at low speeds.

 

I did a comparison between a MA E231 and a similar Kato E231 a while back.

[westfalen]

One I rode from Niigata to Higashi-Sanjo on 4th Sept last year.

[scott]

Nice pictures--thanks!