在京都鐵道博物館忍手，去京都駅的ポポンデッタPopondettaイオンモールKYOTO店繼續忍手，在大阪日本橋的Super Kids Land依然忍手，但回到香港卻忍不住買回KATO 3049-9 EF58 150 京都鉄道博物館展示車両，兜兜轉轉都是將她帶回家。

EF58 150屬於國鐵時代的電力機車，於1958年由東芝府中工場製造，主要牽引東海道線及山陽本線的特急列車，具有悠久的運行歷史：EF58 150於1986年退役，翌年車籍復活，重新塗裝為茶色，繼續牽引臨時列車，直至2011年再次退役並被京都鐵道博物館收藏。進入博物館後，車體色由茶色改為藍色。EF58 150模型旨在重現昭和時代國鐵的經典機型，設計團隊以宮原機關區的運行數據為基礎，並參考真車的藍色塗裝及細節。EF58 150京都鐵道博物館展示車輛在外觀設計上極具還原性，車體採用光澤塗裝，並精細再現了車頭的鼻筋及低位的ヘッドマークステー(標識架)。車廂內部配置方面，模擬了實車的操作盤和座椅，並採用了可動的車內結構，提升了模型的真實感。此外，模型配備了高度還原的PS15パンタグラフ(受電裝置)及信號裝置。

相對於EF 58 150，EF 66才是我杯茶，不過京都鐵道博物館展示車輛特別版只有一台(撇除貨卡)，包裝盒亦有特別列明，幸好不是展館限定，海外買家都能輕鬆買到，變相節省行李重量。

Souvenir – KATO EF58 150 Kyoto Railway Museum Exhibition Vehicle

Despite visiting the Kyoto Railway Museum, Popondetta Aeon Mall KYOTO store near Kyoto Station, and Super Kids Land in Nipponbashi, Osaka, I didn’t buy the EF58 150 model there. However, upon returning to Hong Kong, I couldn’t resist purchasing the KATO 3049-9 EF58 150 Kyoto Railway Museum Exhibition Vehicle. After much deliberation, I ultimately brought it home.

The EF58 150 is an electric locomotive from the era of Japanese National Railways (JNR). Manufactured in 1958 by the Toshiba Fuchu factory, it primarily hauled express trains on the Tokaido Line and Sanyo Main Line, boasting a long operational history. The EF58 150 was retired in 1986 but was revived the following year, repainted in brown, and continued to haul special trains until it was retired again in 2011 and subsequently preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum. Upon its placement in the museum, its body color was changed from brown to blue.

The EF58 150 model is designed to recreate the classic JNR locomotive from the Showa era. The design team based the model on operational data from the Miyahara Locomotive Depot and referenced the real locomotive’s blue paint and intricate details. The EF58 150 Kyoto Railway Museum Exhibition Vehicle excels in exterior design fidelity, featuring a glossy paint finish and meticulously reproducing the locomotive’s nose ridge and the low-mounted headmark stanchion. Inside the carriage, the model simulates the actual locomotive’s control panel and seats, incorporating movable internal structures to enhance realism. Additionally, the model is equipped with a highly accurate PS15 pantograph (power collection device) and signal devices.

Compared to the EF58 150, the EF66 is more to my liking. However, the EF66 is not a special edition of the Kyoto Railway Museum Exhibition Vehicle, and its packaging box is not specially marked with the name of Kyoto Railway Museum Exhibition Vehicle. Fortunately, it is not limited to the museum, allowing overseas buyers to easily purchase it, effectively saving luggage weight.