In 2015, the manga series “Yurukyan” (Yuru Camp) by Afro was released.
The series takes place in Yamanishi Prefecture, Japan and follows high school teenager Shiima Rin who enjoys camping and she meets Kagamihara Nadeshiko, and convinces her to join the school’s camping club. And so the series focuses on a group of friends as they travel to various campsites throughout Japan.
Meanwhile, there is the Tenryu Hamanako Line (Tenhama Line for short), a Japanese railway line in Shizuoka Prfecture and happens to be the only railway line of Tenryu Hamanako Railroad. And on that railroad is the Tenryu Hamanako Railway TH2000 type diesel car introduced in 2001.
The TH2100 type diesel car is an extra car with a changed safety brake (it doubled the brakes) of the TH2000 and 11 cars were manufactured by Niigata Ironworks for Tenryu Hamanako Railway from 2002-2005.
The train goes from Kakegawa Station in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture to Tenryu Futamata Station in Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, to Shinjohara Station in Kosai City
To encourage tourism, the interior was changed and Tenryu Hamanko Railway has done collaborations with many anime/manga series or other collaborations with companies by showcasing special wrapping on their trains which has gained a lot of attention.
Photo source:: Wikipedia/photo by RSA
In 2021, Tenryu Hamanko Railway collaborated with “Yurukyan” and the TH2100 train received a special wrapping and in 2022, TOMIX released two of the wrapping TH2100’s, “Yurukyan” and “Neon Genesis Evangelion”.
The train features a wonderful reproduction of the real wrapping and applied over the side window glass via printing. The car number and company crest are printed.
The trains feature head (warm white) and tail lights (red) with a constant lighting board and an off and on switch.
The train is powered with a flywheel and features silver wheels. The train features a TN Coupler (SP) and an M13 motor. The train also allows for interior lights via the Tomix 0733 LED Interior Lighting Kit (White color) (which is a strip of lights for one car).
I have tested the TOMIX Tenryu Hamanako Railway Type TH2100 (TH2109/[Yurucamp] x Tenhama Line Wrapping Train) on both TOMIX and KATO tracks and it runs just fine!
It’s one of those trains you don’t have to fuss with. It runs perfectly and in someways, it has become one of my favorite trains (and my testing trains) because I know I can rely on it without derailing at faster speeds on any track.
But for the most part, this is a solid train. The detail is very good when you look below and the wrapping is fantastic!
If you enjoy “Yurukan” or the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Type TH2100, then definitely give the TOMIX Tenryu Hamanako Railway Type TH2100 (TH2109/[Yurucamp] x Tenhama Line Wrapping Train) a try! You won’t be disappointed.
