Mister No's Pics & Vids

 WAKAYAMA ELECTRIC RAILWAY (with Tama the Cat)
 
The Kishigawa Line (貴志川線, Kishigawa-sen) is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the sole line of the Wakayama Electric Railway Co., Ltd. The 14.3 km route extends from Wakayama Station in the city of Wakayama to Kishi Station in neighboring Kinokawa. Including the terminals, the Kishigawa Line has 14 stations. Its gauge is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The line is single-track and is electrified at 1,500 V DC.
The Kishigawa Line uses 6 sets (12 cars) of 2270 series electric multiple units (EMUs), originally built for Nankai and transferred to the new operator, together with the tracks and other assets of the Kishigawa Line. Many trains have wrappings, like Strawberry wrapping (the area is famous for strawberries), Chuggington wrapping (this one), and Tama wrapping.
Tama (Japanese: たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015) was a female calico cat who gained fame for being a station master and operating officer at Kishi Station. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tama_(cat)


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I like the Plarail model very much. It's a single speed motor train, and it's fast. I think it has the same motor as Tokyo Sakura Tram. Except the front windows, it's full wrapping train, but the Chuggington wrapping looks really cool. Car 1 is Wilson, and Car 2 is Brewster. The train box and card do not mention the train type (series), which is a bit strange, but it is the 2270 series EMU.

I really hope that Tomy will continue with these Wakayama trains: the Strawberry Train, and the Tama Train are looking great too, it would be nice to have them as Plarail models. Tama really deserves "her" model - the station looks like a cat, she had an office there, and now she is enshrined in the Shinto Shrine next to the Kishi Station! Tama and her successor are really popular...
































The cat figurine that played the role of Tama in this video was a gift from Plazajapan.