Hikarian

, also called Hikarian: Great Railroad Protector, is a Japanese anime and toy franchise by Tomy (later called Takara Tomy). The series first started as a 3-part OVA video in 1996.

The TV series, began broadcasting on TV Tokyo from April 2, 1997 to March 29, 2000.

A sequel titled followed on the same network from April 7, 2002 to March 30, 2003.

Plot
A series of bullet trains that transform into robots and stop an evil group called Blatchers from conquering the world.

Lightning Attack Express
Years have passed and the Blatchers have returned to run amok. The Hikarians returned to stop them along with a new human child partner.

Other Sources

 * Super Express Hikarian at Pixiv Encyclopedia (in Japanese)
 * Lightning Attack Express Hikarian at AT-X (in Japanese)
 * Anime
 * Anime