All
aboard! Ferrari designer unveils plans for new £30m ultra-luxury train in Japan
... with glass walls and high-end bedroom suites
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JR East railways has teamed up with Ferrari
designer Ken Okuyama
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New-look locomotive reveals observation cars
with glass walls
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Super-luxurious two-storey suites also on
board train set for 2017 launch
Observation cars with glass
walls, deluxe suites and a sleek design - this is the future of train travel in
Japan.
Cruise Train is expected to
launch in the spring of 2017, but renderings have been released, unveiling a
revolutionary blueprint with a £30m price tag.
Produced by Ferrari designer Ken
Okuyama in collaboration with JR East railways, the projections are based on
the seven-star super-luxury Nanatsuboshi in Japan.
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Car with a view: Glass walls will
feature on the Cruise Train according to the new designs
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Dining carriage: The designs, by
Ken Okuyama, unveil the interior of the new £30m train
The new-look 34-passenger vessel
will boast 10 carriages - including two observation areas, with glass walls so
that passengers can enjoy the moving landscape.
As well as being able to see out
of a window at the very front of the train - so the track is visible -
passengers will also be able to relax on comfortable, sofa-style seating.
It will also feature a two-storey
deluxe suite car, complete with two beds on the lower floor, a private
bathroom, and a lounge area upstairs.
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Super-luxury: Inside the
two-storey deluxe suite, which will boast two double beds and a lounge area
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High-end: The designs for the new
train have been drawn up by Ferrari specialist Ken Okuyama
The Cruise Train, with its high
ceilings, will also have five further guest sleeper carriages.
And it will feature an EDC
system, allowing it to run on both electric and non-electric rails.
Although the price of travelling
on the new super-luxury train has not been announced, designer Okuyama said the
locomotive 'lets passengers enjoy the flow of time and space.'
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Full steam ahead! How the
exterior of the new Cruise Train - set to launch in 2017 - will look accord to
designs
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