JR Shikoku 2600 series

The JR Shikoku 2600 series, branded the TSE (Trans Shikoku Express) is a Japanese limited express tilting diesel multiple unit operated by the Shikoku Railway Company since August 2017.
==History==
Details about the train were announced on 30 January 2017, with the first two sets being delivered to JR Shikoku in February from Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kobe factory. The sets were first used on 11 August 2017 on special charter services; revenue service commenced on 2 December 2017.
Railfans have occasionally given the two sets fleet numbers of X1 and X2, although officially the sets have the fleet numbers 2601 and 2602.
==Design==
Adopting a "neo-Japonism" concept, the sets are said to "combine traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern styling". The locomotives are branded the TSE and feature the TSE logo prominently integrated with the paintscheme of the cars, forming two parallelogram-like shapes. The TSE brand is featured on the insides of the cars behind the doors, where the logo with the Trans Shikoku Express branding is splashed on a blue background.
==Specifications==
Cars are made of stainless steel. The set uses a pneumatic tilting system of the same specifications as the 8600 series; the system was discovered to not be working as intended in September 2017 and that future trains to be based on the 2600 series would use a pendular tilting system instead, very much like older tilting trains of the area of previous years. The sets essentially act as the prototype of the 2700 series sets, of which 40 cars are to be introduced over the next two years.
The set uses SA6D140HE-2 prime movers, with two per car. Each prime mover produces 331 kW (443 HP).
==References==
Category:Diesel trainsets
Category:JR Group trains
Category:Tilting trainsets
Category:Kawasaki locomotives
Category:Passenger locomotives
Category:Built in 2017