Kato 8089 HOKI 5200 Tosa Lime Industry 2 Cars Set (N scale)

The HOKI 5200 was manufactured by Hitachi from 1958 to 1961, with a total of 20 units. This is a 30-ton capacity open hopper car with a unique design. There are two cars equipped with an operator cabin used to open and close the gate system bottom doors pneumatically for unloading, which were always included in the formation. Owned by Tosa Lime Industry as a private freight car, they transported limestone from the Tosa Lime Industry’s dedicated line through the TOSA Main Line from Tokano to Tano to the cement factory. These trains moved 100,000 tons of limestone monthly over a 13 km section, powered by the DF50 in dual formation.

- Features exact positioning of bogies close to the vehicle ends, fully welded structure, and accurately replicates the mechanical equipment used for opening and closing bottom doors.

- Displays a distinctive appearance, reminiscent of American-style freight cars with its unparalleled form and fully welded body structure.

- Replicates the Hitachi C-1 bogies and the underframe air pipes from the time of completion.

- Recreates the appearance during the "ROHOKI" era with a yellow No.1 stripe.

- Equipped with standard Arnold couplers.

- Realistically printed numbers and body markings.

- The detachable load, modeled as limestone, can be removed to represent both loaded and unloaded states.