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File:Ban-etsu monogatari crossing Ichinotogawa river bridge 20090920.jpg, An ''SL Banetsu Monogatari'' service, hauled by C57 180, September 2009
File:DD53-2 Banetsu Monogatari 20061104.JPG, The ''Banetsu Monogatari'' trainset hauled by a DD53 diesel locomotive as a special ''DD53 Banetsu Monogatari'' service in November 2006
File:Banetsu Monogatari SuHaFu 12 101 Niitsu 20140405.jpg, The ''Banetsu Monogatari'' trainset with SuHaFu 12 101 (car 1) observation car and children's saloon nearest the camera, April 2014
File:Banetsu Monogatari OHa 12 314 Niitsu 20140405.jpg, OHa 12 314 (car 3), April 2014
File:Banetsu Monogatari OHa 12 1701 Niitsu 20140405.jpg, OHa 12 1701 (car 4), April 2014
File:JRE oha12-1701-Inside.jpg, Interior of lounge car OHa 12 1701, October 2012
File:Banetsu Monogatari OHa 12 313 interior 20130406.jpg, Interior of OHa 12 313, April 2013
File:Banetsu Monogatari SuRoFu 12 102 interior 20130406.jpg, Green class seating inside SuRoFu 12 102, April 2013
The ''Banetsu Monogatari'' trainset entered service on 29 April 1999, originally painted in a livery of chocolate and cream.
In late 2000, a lounge car with observation windows, OHa 12 1701, converted from SuHaFu 12 160, was inserted into the train, extending it to seven cars.
In 2007, the set was refurbished and repainted in a new blue and cream livery intended to evoke the colour scheme of the '' Orient Express''. A sales counter was also added in car OHa 12 315 at the same time.
From 6 April 2013, ''SL Banetsu Monogatari'' services resumed with a new Green (first class) observation car, SuRoFu 12 102, as car 7, modified from the former SuHaFu 12 102.
In 2014, the ''SL Banetsu Monogatari'' train set was refurbished, with all cars repainted in the same black and sienna livery as the "Green" car SuRoFu 12 102. Car 1 was rebuilt with observation end windows, and the main saloon area became a children's play area called the . The rebuilt train returned to service from 5 April 2014.
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Joyful Train
is the name given to railway rolling stock or train sets operated by the JR Group in Japan primarily for charters, special events, tourist excursions, and other similar purposes.
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Operations
The ''Banetsu Monogatari'' trainset is normally used on ''SL Banetsu Monogatari'' excursion services between and , hauled by the JNR Class C57 steam locomotive C57 180. It is also occasionally used on other excursion services.Formation
The dedicated trainset consists of seven 12 series passenger coaches converted from regular day coaches. Car number SuRoFu 12 102 is a Green (first class) observation car converted in 2013 from the former SuHaFu 12 102 standard-class seating car. It has 2+1 unidirectional seating and an observation space at the end of the car, and is finished in a new maroon and black livery.SuRoFu 12 102
The "Green" (first class) observation car SuRoFu 12 102 was rebuilt in 2013 from the original standard class car SuHaFu 12 102. The car was rebuilt with new 2+1 reclining seating with a seating pitch of , and observation area at the end of the car, and finished in a new livery of black and sienna. The train end of the car includes a conductor's office and general-purpose room.History
The ''Banetsu Monogatari'' trainset entered service on 29 April 1999, originally painted in a livery of chocolate and cream.
In late 2000, a lounge car with observation windows, OHa 12 1701, converted from SuHaFu 12 160, was inserted into the train, extending it to seven cars.
In 2007, the set was refurbished and repainted in a new blue and cream livery intended to evoke the colour scheme of the '' Orient Express''. A sales counter was also added in car OHa 12 315 at the same time.
From 6 April 2013, ''SL Banetsu Monogatari'' services resumed with a new Green (first class) observation car, SuRoFu 12 102, as car 7, modified from the former SuHaFu 12 102.
In 2014, the ''SL Banetsu Monogatari'' train set was refurbished, with all cars repainted in the same black and sienna livery as the "Green" car SuRoFu 12 102. Car 1 was rebuilt with observation end windows, and the main saloon area became a children's play area called the . The rebuilt train returned to service from 5 April 2014.
See also
*List of named passenger trains of Japan
This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan.
Shinkansen (bullet trains)
Daytime trains Limited express (partial list)
Express
Rapid
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Express
Rapid
See also
* Rail transp ...
References
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''SL Banetsu Monogatari''
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(JR East – Niigata Branch) {{JR East trains Named passenger trains of Japan East Japan Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1999 Railway coaches of Japan