Product Description

- In the early Showa era, the dawn of steel trains, each vehicle manufacturer produced so-called [ready-made] standard design trains, including Nippon Sharyo trains introduced in RM LIBRARY 265 and 266 recently.
- Above all, the standard-designed trains by Kawasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works were often introduced by companies that later became major private railway companies, such as Hanshin Express Railway (later Hankyu Corporation), Seibu Railway, and Meguro Kamata Electric Railway (later Tokyu Corporation). , A total of 62 vehicles were supplied to 6 operators.
- It is also noteworthy that vehicles of almost the same design were manufactured by Nippon Sharyo and Osaka Iron Works, and a total of 32 vehicles were supplied.
-In this book, the standard design trains of Kawasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., which were supplied all over the country in this way, and the trains of similar design made by Nippon Sharyo and Osaka Tekkosho, are grouped as [Kawazo-type], and the two companies Along with catalogs, etc., we will introduce the success of the railway at the time of manufacture and the appearance after transfer.
- Due to the wide variety of vehicles recorded, it will be delivered in two volumes.
-In the first volume, we will introduce each type of [Kawazukuri], focusing on Seibu Railway Moha 550 and Meguro Kamata Electric Railway Deha 200/300.


Item Size/Weight : 25.7 x 18.3 x 0.4 cm / 196g

Product Specifications

Item series

RM Library

Item code

055005

ISBN code

9784777055005

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