Product Description

-- Let's work together to tackle the mountain pass! A group of four ED42s!

[Actual vehicle introduction]
The Shinetsu Main Line's section between Yokokawa and Karuizawa (Usui Pass) is a section with a steep gradient of 66.7‰ (per mille), and a special system called the Abt system is used, in which a pinion gear is installed in the center of the car body, which engages with the rack rail in the center of the track on which the train is running, allowing it to climb the slope.
The ED42 was manufactured from 1934 onwards as a replacement for the earlier ED40 and other models.
During basic operation, each train consisted of four cars, three of which were coupled closer to Yokokawa and one closer to Karuizawa, with passenger cars and other items sandwiched between them.
Towards the end of their life, they were sometimes combined with Kiha 82 series and Kiha 57 series, but in 1963 the Abt system was abolished and regular adhesion operation was introduced, and they were replaced by the successors EF62 and 63, and all of them were retired.

[Organization diagram]
ED42
*Tail lights do not light up
※There is no off switch.

[Product overview]
Further expansion of the Micro Ace locomotive series
First production in 17 years since the A3400 (remanufactured in May 2008)
Available in both powered and non-powered versions, allowing you to choose from a single unit to a quadruple unit
Final appearance painted in grape color No. 2
Number plates are selectable from [8, 9, 13, 14], and the manufacturer's plate is printed (Kawasaki)
The distinctive body with a bulging driver's cab under the pantograph is reproduced.
Spoke axle parts already installed on the wheel
The wheel side rods are movable just like the real vehicle.
The rod groove and front deck are colored black based on the actual vehicle.
Reproduce the third rail collector shoe under the deck
Arnold couplers are installed on both front and rear (dummy couplers are not included)

[accessories]
License plate

[option]
Not supported

Product Specifications

Item series

Electric Locomotive

Organization

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) , Japan National Railways (JNR)

Region

Kanto , Chubu

Item code

A3403

JAN code

4968279100134

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