Fujikyu

[The_Ghan]

A trip on the Fujikyu Railway is on my list of things to do.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

Been there done that really good. will go again too next year if i can fit it in.

[Kitayama]

Some Fujikyu pictures from 2003:

[westfalen]

It's one of the lines still on my to do list as well.

[The_Ghan]

How many of the Fujikyuko Series 2000 Limited Express consists were built?  Is it only 2 x 3-car sets?

 

I believe this train is actually a converted Series 165, right?

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[bikkuri bahn]

Yes, it's a conversion of the 165 series (two 3 car sets).  Fujikyu got these converted units secondhand from JR East, who ran them as the Panorama Alps Expressuntil 2001.

[scott]

Some Fujikyu pictures from 2003:

 

Very nice pictures, Göran.

 

JR East, who ran them as the Panorama Alps Express until 2001.

 

...and the Kato model of that version is really nice. I was lucky to find one.

[The_Ghan]

Thanks bikkuri.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

if i go again promise to take lots of photos. 

 

also see if i can dig up photos of last time though i doubt it as it was the afternoon after hiking up the whole of fuji and back down and recall taking few photos from exhaustion.

[cteno4]

surprised microace has not done this train yet! would be nice with the interiors, but their motor chassis would destroy one of the interiors...

 

even with the funky mix of styles it has a very nice overall interior design feel.

 

jeff

[The_Ghan]

Pretty easy to pick up the Kato one though 10-238.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[cteno4]

sorry, i was referring to the "red fuji" in the first link. reminiscent of the bbq train. should have pointed that out in the post.

 

http://www.fujikyu-railway.jp/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=15006

 

ive had the series 2000 since it came out, its a nice looker

 

jeff

[The_Ghan]

Ah ... from my original post ... yes, you would think it has to be on their list. 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

wow that is nice i could see that would be better on HO though with a detailed interior.

[cteno4]

Perhaps they should use kato portram bogies to do the full interior in n scale!

 

Jeff

[The_Ghan]

It's a great interior ... that's actually the reason I raised the thread.

 

If I was a kid, I'd want my bedroom done like a piece of one of those cars.  Alas, I'm an adult ... still trying to talk Mrs_Ghan into a Tarzan theme though ... 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[Mr Frosty]

I love the "lounge seating" in the red train.

[yakumo381]

Kitayama - was that a still working block station at Fujikyu in 2003? (ref. my thread in scenery on JR signal boxes / block stations)

[Kitayama]

yakumo381 - Sorry, I have no idea. BTW, the top picture is from 2005 (error in my previous post). I've been at Fujikyu twice...