TORO-Q was a sightseeing open-air train operated by JR Kyushu between Yufuin and Minami-Yufu on the Kyūdai Main Line.[1]
TORO-Q was a sightseeing open-air train operated by JR Kyushu between Yufuin and Minami-Yufu on the Kyūdai Main Line.[1]
The train started operation in October 2002.[2]
Due to the rolling stock's increasing age, the service was suspended on November 29, 2009.[1][2] Commemorative boarding passes were distributed from November 7.[1]
In the morning, a single Rapid service (not using the TORO-Q name) between Ōita and Yufuin was operated.[3] The train would then make 5 round trips between Yufuin and Minami-Yufu, and then return to Ōita running as a Rapid service again.[3]
The train was formed of five vehicles, with a railcar (KiHa 65 36 and KiHa 58 569[2][4]) at both ends of the trains, and three open-air cars based on the ToRa 70000 series[3] between.
Both railcars used for the TORO-Q were restored to the JNR express color scheme after the service was suspended, and they were then used in heritage and event trains[4][5]
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