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Product Description ■ 381 series has been added popular model. The current 「 Kuroshio 」 color is fully featured!
The 381 series limited express type direct current train was introduced in conjunction with the electrification of the Chuonishi line and Shinonoi Line in July 1973. It debuted in the limited express 「 Shinano 」 between Nagoya and Nagano, which had been operated in the KiHa 181 series until then.
The 381 series is the first 「 pendulum type train 」. In curved sections, the car body can be tilted to the inside of the curve by using centrifugal force. In order to lower the center of gravity of the car body, most of the equipment on the roof, such as the air conditioner, is mounted under the floor. The car body is made of aluminum alloy to reduce weight. This has made it possible to speed up significantly in the continuous section of the curve.
It has also been introduced in the limited express 「 Kuroshio 」 between Tennoji and Shingu since October 1978, and in the limited express 「 Yakumo 」 between Okayama and Izumoshi since July 1982.
Colored assembly kit, no adhesive required. Car number seal, instruction manual included.
First car x 2 + intermediate car x 2