Rail Pictorial August 1983 No. 420 Special Feature: 581/583 Series Sleeping Cars This issue features the 581/583 series electric cars, which are etched in railway history as the world's first sleeping cars. With their sleek "Moonlight" bonnet style, these were famous cars of the golden age of JNR (Japanese National Railways), running day and night as daytime limited express seating trains and nighttime sleeping car limited expresses. This magazine provides a detailed explanation of their development, structure, and operational changes. From their debut on the "Moonlight" service to their active service on major trunk lines across the country, such as the Tohoku limited expresses "Hakutsuru" and "Yuzuru," and the Sanyo/Kyushu limited expresses "Myojo," "Kinsei," and "Naha," their glorious appearances are reviewed with abundant photographs. Valuable records that delve into the internal structure, such as the process of converting between sleeping and seating arrangements, are also included. At the end of the book, there are diagrams for each type and detailed car history tables. Not only can you learn about their entire lifespan, but it will also be the best resource for railway model fans to improve details and recreate formations. This is a must-have special issue for fans, packed with the charm of "electric car sleepers," which are different from the Blue Trains. 1983 Denkisha Kenkyukai (Electric Vehicle Research Association) 120 pages B5 size Condition: There is a slight age-related discoloration on the red and white margins of the back cover. Other than that, it is almost in new condition. Please check the images. #Other Railway Books Here #Other "Rail Pictorial" Here #RailPictorial #583Series #581Series #JNR #SleepingCarLimitedExpress #LimitedExpressTrain #MoonlightShape #DenkishaKenkyukai #RailwayMagazine #BackNumbers #Hakutsuru #Yuzuru #Myojo #Kinsei #Moonlight #Midori #Naha #RailwayFans #JNRera #RailwayHistory #RailwayModels #Materials #NGauge #HOGauge #ElectricCarSleepers