Banetsu Monogatari

The Banetsu Monogatari (lit. "Ban'etsu Story") is a locomotive-hauled Joyful Train operated by the East Japan Railway Company since April 1999.
==Overview==
The Banetsu Monogatari is a locomotive-hauled Joyful Train which began operation on 29 April 1999, mainly on the Ban'etsu West Line. The train starts at Niitsu and ends at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. The train is formed of seven 12 series passenger cars, all hauled by JNR Class C57 locomotive C57 180.
The set is comprised of seven cars converted at the Sakata Refurbishment Works. The set is formed in the following formation:
Car No. 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7
Numbering 	SuHaFu 12 101 	OHa 12 313	OHa 12 314	OHa 12 1701	OHa 12 316 	OHa 12 315	SuRoFu 12 102
Facilities	Observation car, children's play area ("Stoat Room"), WC	WC 	WC 	Lounge 	Sales counter, WC	WC 	Green observation car, WC
The set was originally painted in chocolate brown and cream and entered service in a 6-car formation. OHa 12 1701, a lounge car, was inserted in 2000. The set was repainted blue with cream to evoke the colors of the Orient Express in 2007, and was further repainted to brown and sienna in 2014 after a major rebuild.
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
Category:JR Group trains