Baseball branded trainset to ‘raise excitement and enthusiasm’

JAPAN: Seibu Railway has ordered three Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rubber-tyre Automated Guideway Transit trainsets for use on its 2·8 km three-station Yamaguchi Line peoplemover which connects Tamako to Seibukyujo-mae in the greater Toyko area.

The four-car sets are to be delivered in 2025-27 to replace the existing 40-year old Series 8500 cars. Changes will include longitudinal seating to increase capacity to serve …