Happy New Year! The year 2023 has begun. At the opening of New Year, I'm going to continue to introduce a special monorail train that came to my mind... "Lina Bell Train" on the Disney Resort line.
Let's quickly review the Disney Resort line. It's a public transport under the Railway Business Act, NOT an attraction inside the resort. The route is a looped single track running through amusement facilities, official hotels and JR East Maihama station. There're four stations over the total operating length of 5.0 kilometers. The trains run counterclockwise throughout the day.
Let's head to the main topic. Lina Bell is one of Disney's mascot characters. She is a fox, who likes solving mysteries. Duffy, a bear boy, is a good friend of Lina Bell. "Lina Bell Train" is a special poster train launched on September 8th, 2022. We can see Lina Bell, Duffy and the other Disney characters here and there interior of the train. The vehicle operated as Lina Bell Train is set 3 of the EMU 10 series. The 10 series was commissioned in 2001. Five sets in total were built by Hitachi. Each set has a different body color, namely blue, yellow, green, peach and purple, but only the purple (set 3) and the green (set 4) are currently operated. The new model, named the 100 series, has been replacing the old 10 series
The train operator announced that the set 3 will be operated as Lina Bell Train until March 2023. The set 3 will be retired at that timing.
