KATO’s Masterpiece! Orient Express ’88 Unboxing & Massive Layout Run!
Welcome aboard Choo-Choo Travel! Invited by our viewer, we visited the legendary rental layout “Re-Color Tokyo” with KATO’s ultimate masterpiece, the Orient Express ’88! From a full 13-car lineup pulled by the D51 & Imperial EF58 to a Hokkaido run with twin DD51s, this is a must-watch N scale documentary!
Experience the legend that traveled from Europe to Japan in 1988! Enjoy realistic joint sounds, glowing lounge and dining car interior lights, and heavy action through massive curves and tunnels.
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🟦 Highlights & Chapters
0:00 Opening & Visiting Re-Color Tokyo!
2:24 Unboxing KATO’s Ultimate Masterpiece
6:24 D51 & Imperial EF58 Test Run
11:03 Full 13-Car Lineup & Joint Sounds
15:50 Epic Curves & Tunnel Action
21:05 Beautiful Glowing Interior Lights in the Dark
23:35 Twin DD51 Hokkaido Run Recreation
27:32 Re-Color Tokyo Review & Ending
📍 Location: Re-Color Tokyo
Address: 4F NBE Bldg, 1-29-13 Kamiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Access: 7 min walk from Nakai Station
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Really awesome addition! Thanks for the video and nice run on the Re-Color layout! Plan to visit it next time to Japan with one of my sets.
I hunted down this full in 2025 and I found it on Poppondeta’s second-hand store and another second-hand store too in Akihabara. Also hunted the special D51 498 that they restored to run with this train and fitted the Kato Lights. It is a masterpiece! Have ran it a couple of times on my temporary layout and I just love it!
One thing I loved to see on 13:50 was the slipping of the Locomotive! Just like the real one in 1988 when it was departing from Ueno station! See the video here: https://youtu.be/DMGicS_pLoE
へぇ、蒸気機関車とディーゼル機関車が客車牽引してんだ
Super chouette!!!🙂
Did you check the other floor as well?
意外と機関車2両安定して協調してる、車輪が二つとも多い方だから脱線した時直すのは大変そうだけど
😃😄👍🏻
디테일, 컬러, 감성 모든걸 갗춘 멋진 객차입니다. 로고와 색 조합이 고급스럽습니다.
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オリエント急行、かっこいいです。また日本を走るといいですね。☺
Vraiment une très belle reproduction proposée par Kato !
Merci pour cette présentation !
My compliments to the owner of Re-Color Tokyo for his beautiful, custom-built layouts. I especially liked the inclusion of the three figures at 17:21 with what appears to be cameras in their hand as they're poised to film the train as it enters the curve. It added a great storyline and scenic realism to the moment.
8:39 Baggage/Luggage Car
The Orient Express! I'm so glad you've added this gorgeous and iconic train set to your collection. The classic design of the coaches and their elegant livery is stunning. My favorite is the dining car. It's so beautiful. KATO's attention to detail in the manufacturing process is exceptional, as always. Wishing you a lifetime of joy running this train! Arigatougozaimasu for brightening my day with your video. I'll look forward to watching your next train adventure! 🚂🚃🚃
まだ日本に勢いがあった40年近く前にパリから東京までやってきた豪華列車、本当に感動してしまいますね。日本の車両とはまた違った、伝統あるヨーロッパの車両のDNAが、後の北斗星やトワイライトエクスプレス、そして四季島や瑞風まで受け継がれていくというのも感慨深いです！いつまででも走行シーンを見ていたいです。本当に遠くまで旅に出た気分になります。
パリから東京まで、この列車を運行してくれたすべての鉄道関係者、ヨーロッパやユーラシアの国の方々に感謝です！
そして、パリピ食堂車の供養ありがとうございます(笑)
Merci @choo-choo-travel de nous faire partager cela.
J'ai une question : est ce que ce train représente une commémoration du vrai train orient express qui serait venu au Japon pour une exposition par exemple ?
Je me pose la question à cause de la locomotive électrique avec les drapeaux du japon
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What is the train with the Expo mascot in the front?
I wanted to get it, but it was impossible to order it from Europe.
The carriages from the 1988 "Nostalgie Orient Express" have an incredible history.
They still exist!
Following that famous expedition to Japan—known as "Nostalgie 88"—the train effectively vanished on its return journey. It never made it back to Europe, as the company operating it went bankrupt.
In 2015, a Frenchman managed to locate the carriages on a set of siding tracks, in a completely isolated area at the Polish-Belarusian border, using satellite imagery from Google Maps. They had remained there for 27 years.
The SNCF (the French national railway company) purchased the carriages from their German owner and had them completely refurbished.
The Accor Group acquired a 50% stake in the "Accor Orient Express" brand, with the SNCF holding the other half.
By 2027, these same carriages—which traveled to Japan in 1988—will once again run as part of the Orient Express, operating on routes between Paris and Istanbul, as well as between Paris and Prague.
This will be the second full Orient Express train in operation globally; the other is the Belmond Orient Express—known as the VSOE (Venice Simplon-Orient-Express)—which, since the mid-2010s, has primarily run services between Paris and Venice (via Switzerland and Germany) and between Paris and Budapest.
One of the original cars can also be found at the Lalique Museum in Japan (at Hakone)
豪華列車だから高そうだなぁ
I see you finally went to re-color. I should have pre ordered this one. Arnold makes one also but it's too expensive
I don't run N Scale , but that is tempting to start
hello
👍very nice train indeed….thank you for this presentation !
nice one! I'm lucky to own the full set myself too. luckily I already own a EF58 61 to run with it. so its been to model train shows here in melbourne!