There is an anecdote about this train model, according to which it outstripped the special express train Tsubame on a section of a line running parallel to the Japan National Railway Company's Tokaido Main Line.
日本国有鉄道東海道本線の特別急行列車「つばめ(列車)」を並行区間で追い抜いたという逸話で知られる。