Collection of Vehicles Still Running That You’re Lucky to Spot

Hello. I am Hachiro Hatori, a first‑year student in the Marketing Department, Faculty of Commerce, Planning Bureau.

Today I’d like to introduce some of my favorite railway rolling stock that I’ve photographed — vehicles you are lucky to spot in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

First up, the 70‑000 series and 71‑000 series trains wrapped for the 30th anniversary of the Rinkai Line, which I can see in my local area.

You can catch these trains on the Kawagoe Line, Saikyo Line and Rinkai Line sections between Kawagoe and Shin‑kiba.

The image below shows the 70‑000 series photographed at Shinjuku, and the image on the right is the 71‑000 series shot at Ōmiya. The driver of the 70‑000 series had quite a distinctive driving style (lol).

With the arrival of the 71‑000 series, the 70‑000 series is nearing retirement, so I plan to document it thoroughly.

Next up is the Yokosuka‑livery 211 series on the Chūō Main Line, which mainly runs from Takao in Tokyo to Matsumoto in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Originally, Yokosuka‑livery trains operated on the Chūō Main Line until 2015. Those were the 115 series, which can still be seen on the Shinano Railway today. This 211 series features a reproduction wrapping livery.

This photo was taken at Yotsuzu Station. Only one train carries this livery, so you’ll be lucky if you get to spot it. You might even catch a glimpse of it from the Azusa limited express.

Next, on the Joban Line running from Shinagawa to Sendai, former‑era wrap liveries can be found on both local suburban trains and limited‑express trains.

Each of these is the only unit fitted with its respective wrap, so you’re fortunate if you spot them. Trains in these color schemes were running back in the Shōwa and Heisei eras.

By the way, this photo was taken at Shinagawa. This rare side‑by‑side formation can only be seen with good luck, so I was really fortunate to capture it.

The wrap on the E657 series on the left evokes the Heisei era, while the E531 series on the right is themed around the Shōwa era.

Since this is my very first blog post today, I’ve only introduced a selected excerpt. I hope to keep working hard as part of the School Festival Executive Committee going forward.