Twilight Express Ruifu out of service at Corona Regular inspection open August 19 4:03
At the JR West maintenance shop in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, the press has announced the regular inspection of the luxury sleeper train "Twilight Express Zuifu".
Three years have passed since the start of operation of the luxury sleeper train “Twilight Express Zuifu” of JR West, but this service has been suspended since the end of February due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
On the 18th, the state of the regular inspection being carried out at the "Goto General Vehicle Station" in JR West in Yonago City was released to the press. Among them, the painting work on the car body was damaged by tree branches along the track. After repainting the car body using a robot, the surface was polished with a polishing machine.
In addition, when mounting the vehicle on a dolly, the staff in charge made a detailed signal while lifting a vehicle weighing approximately 33 tons with a crane, and carefully installing it while repeating adjustments in millimeters.
"Twilight Express Rui wind" is carried out, such as the commissioning toward the middle of next month, but the newly installed air cleaner in the car as the new corona virus is that it does not stand the prospect of far transportation services resume ..
Shinya Takanashi, assistant vice president of Goto Sogosha, JR West, said, "It is difficult to operate due to the influence of the new corona, but the rest of the inspection will be done by all employees so that even one customer will be pleased. I want to do it."