After their debut in 1992, Series 787 AC Electric Cars for express trains have been regularly seen across Kyushu, operating first as conventional express train "Tsubame" and then as "Ariake," "Nichirin" and "Kamome." The car has also appeared as short 4-car train in 1999. After complete renewal, it has been used since 2004 as connection express train for the Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train between Hakata and Yatsushiro. Series 787 for Shinkansen connection express train looks stout in shiny metal grey colour and decorated with emblems on its sides. |