Fans bid farewell to last old-design train

Railway fans pack a platform of Shin-Osaka Station on Oct. 30, 2015, to see one of three west Japan Railway Co. limited express trains that ended their regular services that day. The trains were the last remaining ones painted in cream color with a horizontal red line, a design that has been used since before the 1987 privatization of Japanese National Railways. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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