New GV-E197 Locomotive Introduced for SL Gunma Sightseeing Train.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By "Isesaki FM" AI.

A new vehicle has been introduced to pull the tourist train "SL Gunma" that departs and arrives at JR Takasaki Station, and was unveiled to the press and others on the 3rd. The newly adopted vehicle is called the "GV-E197" series, and was originally used for transporting crushed stone on the tracks, but this time it has been specially modified for use as a tourist train.
The "SL Gunma" using this new vehicle is scheduled to begin commercial operation on the 19th of this month.
On the 3rd, a test run was conducted from Takasaki Station to Yokokawa Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, with approximately 100 people from local governments and tourism-related organizations on board.