ALL ABOARD: Taiwan’s high-speed rail inaugurated a new theme train and is planning to have 30 percent of its materials and parts manufactured in Taiwan by 2022
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 15, 2019
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter, in Kaohsiung
The Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) yesterday officially launched a new theme train from
A Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corp train decorated with two popular cartoon characters created by Japanese illustrator Kanahei waits at Taipei Main Station yesterday.
Photo: Cheng Wei-chi, Taipei Times
The company said that the train, featuring Piske (P助) and Usagi (粉紅兔兔), is to operate until September next year, adding that all high-speed rail passengers would have a chance to ride the new train in the next 10 months.
The company and Kanehei also released 14 co-branded items related to the new train, including pull-back trains, belt bags, stuffed animals, ticket holders and key chains.
Piske and Usagi are also appear on the uniforms of train conductors, on-board service personnel and station crew, THSRC Spokesperson Johnson Sun (孫鴻文) said yesterday. [FULL STORY]
