In 1966, Tokyu Car built 31 DR2700 series cars for the Taiwan Railway Administration. Tokyu got a licence from the Budd Company and the bodywork of the DR2700 series was based on the RDC. There were 25 powered driving cars (each with a Cummins diesel engine producing ) and 6 trailers. The DR2700 series was the fastest train in the following decade with a top speed of . They were withdrawn from regular service in 2014 while several powered driving cars were still active for special trains.