Chichibu Railway 800 series explained

Chichibu Railway 800 series
Service:1979–1990
Replaced:100 series
Yearscrapped:1990
Numberbuilt:18 vehicles (9 sets)
Numberpreserved:1 vehicle
Numberscrapped:17 vehicles
Formation:2 cars per trainset
Operator:Chichibu Railway
Lines:Chichibu Main Line
Carbody:Steel
Doors:4 per side
Electricsystem:1,500 V DC
Collectionmethod:Overhead wire
Gauge:1,067 mm

The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type for local services operated by Chichibu Railway in Japan from 1979 to 1990.[1]

Formations

DeHaKuHa
801 (ex DeHa 1801)851 (ex KuHa 1851)
802 (ex DeHa 1802)852 (ex KuHa 1852)
803 (ex DeHa 1803)853 (ex KuHa 1853)
804 (ex DeHa 1804)854 (ex KuHa 1854)
805 (ex DeHa 1805)855 (ex KuHa 1855)
807 (ex DeHa 1807)857 (ex KuHa 1857)
808 (ex DeHa 1808)858 (ex KuHa 1858)
809 (ex DeHa 1809)859 (ex KuHa 1859)
810 (ex DeHa 1810)860 (ex KuHa 1860)

Cars DeHa 806 and KuHa 856 were used as sources of spare parts and were scrapped without entering service.[1]

History

Nine 2-car trains were converted in 1979 from former Odakyu 1800 series commuter EMUs. The trains were replaced by 1000 series EMUs from 1989 and withdrawn by 1990.[1]

Preservation

As of December 2018, DeHa 801 remains at a farmhouse near Mount Akagi, Shibukawa city, Gunma.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 秩父の電車たち . Trains of the Chichibu Railway . . 48 . 564 . 92–99 . Kōyūsha. Japan . April 2008 .
  2. Web site: デハ1801保存会 . DeHa 1801 Preservation Society . Japanese . 18 February 2019 . deha1801.com . 31 July 2019.