HC85 series

The HC85 series (Hybrid Car) is a Japanese limited express hybrid diesel multiple unit operated by the Central Japan Railway Company since July 2022.
==History==
First mention of the HC85 series sets occurred on 6 July 2017, when the train was then-unnamed; the trains were mentioned as being a replacement for the aging KiHa 85 series trains. No news came of the train for two years until October 2019, when the train was given the formal designation of HC85 series. The first train was built in November 2019 and was entered into trial service in December 2019.
The first set built, D1, acts as a near-production prototype; full-production sets will be produced from 2022 onward with the intent of them entering service in 2022, with D1 later being converted to full-production standards. The sets entered revenue service on 1 July 2022, making two daily round trips on the Hida service.
==Design==
The HC85 series sports a rather modern look with streamlining.
==Specifications==
The sets are built by Nippon Sharyo and feature a stainless steel construction. The trains are engineered to be able to take biofuel. Unlike the KiHa 85 series sets they replace the HC85 series sets cannot be broken up into individual cars.
==References==
Category:JR Group trains
Category:Diesel trainsets
Category:Nippon Sharyo locomotives