CL wrote:
> Prophet of the Way wrote:
> 
>> New Narita Express cars will start service in 2009.
>>
>> http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2007_2/20080202.pdf (J text with picture.)
> 
> It looks as though JR East is getting incredible mileage out of that 
> locomotive body design.  Its the same one they use for the Azuma 
> (Shinjuku - Kofu -Matsumoto), Wakashio (Tokyo-Awa Kamogawa), Fresh 
> Hitachi (Ueno - Hitachi), and a lot of other special express trains 
> around Kanto.  Standardization probably reduces equipment acquisition 
> and maintenance costs.  It would be nice to see that reflected in lower 
> fares.

I used the Narita Expres once. Then I discovered how much more
convenient the Keisei line is. Faster and much cheaper, even for
the Skyliner.

-- 
Jim Breen        http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/
Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
ジム・ブリーン@モナシュ大学