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Kintetsu express train used by Emperor Showa to make last run
The Asahi Shimbun
July 25, 2021 (Japan)
Kintetsu 12200-series limited express trains will make their last run on Aug. 7. Trains of the same type once carried Emperor Showa and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Akihito Usui)
OSAKA--The Kintetsu 12200-series model used as limited express trains that once carried Emperor Showa and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will make their last run Aug. 7, operator Kintetsu Railway Co. announced.
The company had been running the model famed for its signature navy blue and orange colors for special services after it was retired from regular use in February.
The 12200-series model was introduced in 1969 for use as limited express trains on the company's main routes. In total, 168 trains were manufactured until 1976, making it Kintetsu's most produced model.
It was designed to offer better comfort to compete with high-speed bullet trains running on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, which opened in 1964 when Japan hosted the Olympics Games for the first time in Tokyo. It offered reclining seats with a wider seat pitch (98 centimeters between seat rows) than bullet trains.
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https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/photo/40063137
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