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Tomy Super Rail Trains

In addition to the locomotives and Shinkansen trains released for Tomy's Super Rail system, several conventional passenger trains were also sold in sets and individually.

Limited Express Tsubame (1976)

One of the initial two three-car conventional line trains was the 151 series Tsubame limited express, which serviced the Tokaido mainline between Osaka and Tokyo.

It was sold in the Limited Express Tsubame Set as well as individually, first in a long Plarail-style box that was short-lived and replaced with the vertically arranged Super Rail style boxes. Individual cars were also sold.

In 1980 a lit version was also sold.

111 Tokai-type Express Train (1976)

A 111-type Tokai-color commuter train was also introduced in 1976, although it seems to be quite a bit less common than the Tsubame train. It was sold in a passing loop set as well as individually.

The tooling was sold in a few color variations, but these are all less common than the green and orange Tokai train. Like the Tsubame, individual intermediate cars were sold as well as a version with headlights starting in 1980.

L Limited Express Kuha 481 Series with Headlights (1980)

One of the earlier two-bogie trains introduced in the early 1980s was the 481 series Kuha L Express train, which features nice details and functioning headlights.

The train takes two C batteries and has running numbers and head and tail marks. It was released in the Kuha 481 Series with Headlights L Express Set as well as as a three-car individual train.

I see why Tomy positioned Super Rail Black as more advanced than Plarail and as an alternative to real model trains, being a more kid-friendly size than N scale trains which rose to popularity in Japan throughout Super Rail's availability. I particularly like the roof and pantograph details on the intermediate car.

Sleeper Express Train with Headlights (1982)

In 1982 the 481 series train was adapted into a 583 series Sleeper Express train. It was sold individually and has working headlights.