Tomica Expo Plarail Expo Event Exclusive Brand new!! Plarail 165 Series Express Train (Shonan Color) Opened once to check the contents. The 165 series is a representative of express trains. The 165 series was designed and manufactured by Japanese National Railways and began commercial operation in 1963 as a DC express train. Based on the 153 series, it was introduced as a vehicle for slopes and cold regions, following the electrification of the Shinetsu Main Line and the Chuo East Line. After the division of JNR, JR East, JR Central, and JR West inherited the vehicles, but they were gradually scrapped due to aging. The Fujikyu Railway, which was transferred to Fujikyu Railway, and the Fujikyu Railway 2000 series (former 165 series), which was in operation until the end, ended operations in February 2016, and all commercial operations by the 165 series were completed. Currently, it is preserved statically at the "Linear Railway Museum" and other places.