新型特急車輌8600系甲種輸送される [New 8600 series limited express trains delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
jr-shikoku.co.jp
特急形直流電車の新製について [New DC limited express trains to be built]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Shikoku Railway Company. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
nikkei.com
JR四国、21年ぶり電車新造 14年6月に高松—松山間 [JR Shikoku to build new trains for first time in 21 years - In service between Takamatsu and Matsuyama from June 2014]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
railf.jp
"JR四国8600系の試運転が始まる" [JR Shikoku 8600 series test running starts]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
"JR四国8600系が営業運転を開始" [JR Shikoku 8600 series enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
JR四国8600系の量産車が出場 [JR Shikoku 8600 series full-production sets delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
JR四国8600系が伯備線で試運転 [JR Shikoku 8600 series commissioned on the Hakubi Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
JR四国8600系が再び伯備線で走行試験 [JR Shikoku 8600 series commissioned on the Hakubi Line again]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
JR四国8600系E3編成が甲種輸送される [JR Shikoku 8600 series set E3 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
8600系E3編成が営業運転を開始 [8600 series set E3 enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
toyokeizai.net
カーブ克服して速度アップ「振り子式車両」の進化 [The evolution of tilting trains – overcoming curves, increasing speed]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
web.archive.org
特急形直流電車の新製について [New DC limited express trains to be built]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Shikoku Railway Company. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
新型特急車輌8600系甲種輸送される [New 8600 series limited express trains delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
JR四国8600系が伯備線で試運転 [JR Shikoku 8600 series commissioned on the Hakubi Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
JR四国8600系が再び伯備線で走行試験 [JR Shikoku 8600 series commissioned on the Hakubi Line again]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
カーブ克服して速度アップ「振り子式車両」の進化 [The evolution of tilting trains – overcoming curves, increasing speed]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.