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Hello Kitty shinkansen makes final run after 8 years of operation
(www.straitstimes.com)
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Just saw this by chance last week. Glad I got to see it before it retired.
I've not been able to find the reason for the retirement in this or anything else about it. If anybody knows or can find in, I'd be curious to know.
They’re 30 years old and are being replaced.
They're 30 years old after 8 years of operation?
It spent 8 years operating as the Hello Kitty train.
Ahh, that makes more sense, thanks!