Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas)

March 2025 releases, all March 15th. Note that there are interesting things happening in the Plarail Thomas-verse as well, but that'll be in a different thread.

Real Class 201 srs Commuter Train (JR West, Sky Blue)



S-47 Hankyu Railway 2300 srs PRiVACE  (replacing S-47 Hankyu Railway 1000 srs).
The 2300 series was developed for use on limited express services on the Kyoto Main Line. The fourth car from the Osaka end is branded PRiVACE – a portmanteau of private and place – and is used to offer reserved-seat services.



S-58 Piggyback Transport Train (EF66-100 srs)   (replacing S-58 Plarail Railway Crossliner)
In railway terminology, 'piggybacking' is the practice of carrying trailers or semi-trailers on flatcars.




S-30 E233 srs Chuo Line (double-deck Green Car)  (replacing S-30 E233 srs Chuo Line)
On Japanese railways a Green Car has better seats with more leg-room, and of course the tickets cost more.

definitely buying the S-58 along with the 80th anniversary Thomas

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Thank you Dr Chris

Love the 2300! I've wanted a new Hankyu train for a while now so this is very exciting! The EF66-100 is cool too. Of course technically it's been released once before in the Freight Yard Set from 2001, but that was just a repainted regular EF66. I wonder-will the piggyback flatcar work with Tomica?