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]
DeHa | KuHa | |
---|---|---|
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]
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 The trains were replaced by 1000 series EMUs from 1989 and withdrawn by 1990.[1]
As of December 2018, DeHa 801 remains at a farmhouse near Mount Akagi, Shibukawa city, Gunma.[2]