N Gauge KATO 10-1300 Series 155 "Hinode/Kibou" 4-Car Add-On Set This is a new, in-stock item. Please note that the outer box may have some scratches. The photos are for reference and illustration purposes only, except for the product name. We offer this at a low price including shipping, so we appreciate your business along with our other in-stock items. ★ Main Features (from the manufacturer's website) ● This product replicates the first-generation cars belonging to the Tamachi train depot around 1965, when school trip transportation was at its peak. ● Accurately reproduces the square car body with a low roof structure. Faithfully represents the vibrant body colors of vermilion No. 3 and yellow No. 5, used from 1962 onwards. ● Replicates the features of the 155 series, such as globe ventilators and 3+2 box seats. ● Equipped with a well-regarded flywheel-equipped power unit. Achieves smooth and stable running. ● Headlights/taillights and front display lights (with an off switch), the front display shows "School Trip" as standard. Blank parts are included for front display replacement. ● Couplers are body-mounted KATO telescopic close couplers as standard for both the front and intermediate cars. Compatible with the longest 16-car formations seen on the actual train. ● Optional body-mounted parts (user-supplied) can be attached to the front. ● Snow plows are equipped on the leading car's bogies. The front headmark frame is reproduced in silver. ● Quick headmarks ("Hinode", "Kibou", "Wakaba", "Biwako") are included. ● Accessories: Off switch screwdriver, body-mounted parts, jumper cables, front destination display (blank), front headmark, destination display stickers ★ About this train The 155 series school trip train was introduced in 1959 as a dedicated vehicle for school trips for junior high school students, who were part of the post-war baby boom, based on the then-latest 153 series train. To avoid restrictions on the sections it could run on, all cars had a low roof structure, resulting in a unique square car body. Since school trip trains did not handle passengers during the journey, priority was given to securing interior space by narrowing the width of the doors for boarding and alighting. They adopted 6-person + 4-person box seats, the aisles were offset from the center line of the car body, and large detachable tables were placed at all box seats, with many unique innovations not seen in other examples. In addition, a bright color scheme of vermilion and yellow was adopted as the school trip color, and it was also called the "Hinode-type train" from the train names used.