KiHa 01 series
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| KiHa 01 series | |
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 KiHa 03-1 at the Otaru Museum in May 2014 | |
| Constructed | 1954–1956 |
| Number built | 49 vehicles |
| Number in service | None |
| Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
| Formation | Single car |
| Operators | JNR (1954–1969) |
| Lines served | Various |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Doors | 1 per side (KiHa 03 cars)[citation needed] 2 per side (KiHa 01 cars)[citation needed] |
| Prime mover(s) | Hino DS21 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The KiHa 01 series (キハ01系, Kiha-ichi-kei) and the related KiHa 02 (キハ02) and KiHa 03 (キハ03) were railbus types operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1954 until 1969.
History[edit]
A total of 49 vehicles were built between 1954 and 1956, originally classified as KiHa 10000 (キハ10000形).[1] Four prototypes entered service on the Kihara Line (present day Isumi Railway Isumi Line) in 1954.[2] In 1957, the KiHa 10000 were reclassified as KiHa 01 and 02, the KiHa 10200 were reclassified as KiHa 03.[1]
The last unit, KiHa 02 10, was withdrawn in 1969.[2]
Preserved examples[edit]
- KiHa 03-1: Preserved at the Otaru Museum[3]
- KiHa 02-9: Preserved at the ruins of the Hizen-Ikeno Station as a children's library, scrapped in 1983 however due to massive vandalism.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Miyoshi, Yoshizo (2014). 総武線120年の軌跡 [The 120-year history of the Sobu Line] (in Japanese). Jtb Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 9784533096952.
- ^ a b Teramoto, Mitsuteru (2014). 国鉄・JR 悲運の車両たち (in Japanese). Jtb Publishing. pp. 128–130. ISBN 9784533095528.
- ^ "キハ03形1（準鉄道記念物第4号）" [KiHa 03-1 (Quasi-Railway Memorial No. 4)] (PDF). jrhokkaido.co.jp (in Japanese). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
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