KiHa 58 series/Tabidachi

The Tabidachi (lit. "departure") was a short-lived charter-only service run by a converted KiHa 58 series diesel multiple unit operated by the Shikoku Railway Company from January 1988 to the early 1990s.
==History==
The Tabidachi was an early Joyful Train consisting of four converted JR Shikoku KiHa 58 series cars; specifically KiHa 58 305, 58 306, 28 2153 and 28 2432. After conversion the cars did not receive any changes to their numbering. The set entered service in January 1988 in anticipation of the opening of the Great Seto Bridge. The set was used for special guest services along with the related Rainbow until it was retired in the early 1990s and scrapped. The set was based at Takamatsu Depot.
==Design==
The Tabidachi featured the same general design as the KiHa 58 series cars they were converted from. The car featured a white base coat with seafoam accents and blue highlights.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Performance statistics are largely identical to that of the KiHa 58 series cars these were converted from; this article will still detail some additional statistics about the cars.
The interior was noted to have been an improvement over other cars, with KiHa 58 306 featuring a telephone on one end.
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