Classic long-nosed trains end their run

These classic trains will soon be withdrawn from service bringing to an end a run which began in the 60′s during a time of rapid economic growth in Japan.

The grace and beauty of the trains has won them many fans among the Tetsudō Otaku of Japan.

The Noto express train between Tokyo’s Ueno Station and Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, the only regular train using the vehicles, will be abolished when the JR group revises its nationwide timetable in March.

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