Choshi Electric Railway 300 series explained

Choshi Electric Railway 300 series
Service:1951–2008
Manufacturer:Niigata Tekkō
Yearconstruction:1930
Refurbishment:1951
Yearscrapped:2009
Numberbuilt:1 vehicle
Numberservice:None
Numberscrapped:1 vehicle
Formation:Single car
Fleetnumbers:DeHa 301
Capacity:100 (40 seated)
Operator:Choshi Electric Railway
Depots:Nakanochō
Carbody:Steel/wood
Carlength:15545mm
Width:2680mm
Height:4143mm
Doors:3 per side
Weight:28.2 t
Traction:MB-64-C (48.49 kW x2)
Poweroutput:97 kW
Electricsystem:600 V DC overhead wire
Collectionmethod:PS13 pantograph (x1)
Bogies:Nippon Sharyo D-16

The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, between 1951 and 2008.[1]

History

DeHa 301 started life as MoHa 105, an electric multiple unit car built in August 1930 by for the in Kanagawa Prefecture. MoHa 105 was renumbered MoHa 115 in May 1941 following the absorption of the Tsurumi Rinkō Railway into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network, and later worked on the JNR Toyamako Line (now part of the Toyama Light Rail Toyamakō Line) in Toyama Prefecture.[2] It was removed from service on 10 September 1944 and placed into storage at Ōi Works in Tokyo, and officially withdrawn on 28 March 1949.[1]

The car was subsequently purchased by the Choshi Electric Railway, and rebuilt by before entering service on the line from 10 August 1951.[1] [2]

The trolley pole current collector added on transfer to the Choshi Electric Railway was later replaced by a bow collector, and this was replaced by a PS13 lozenge-type pantograph from April 1990.[1]

The original Kisha BW bogies were replaced in 1984 by Nippon Sharyo D-16 bogies from former Iyo Railway rolling stock.[1]

In later years, it was used as an inspection and works train for overhead wire maintenance, with a platform added to the roof.[1]

The car was withdrawn in fiscal 2008 and stored at Tokawa Station before being cut up in October 2009.[1] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Shirato, Sadao . ja: 銚子電気鉄道(下) . Choshi Electric Railway Volume Two. Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.. July 2011. Japan. 30–31. 978-4-7770-5310-0. 銚子電気鉄道下 .
  2. Book: Shirato, Sadao. ja: 岬へ行く電車―銚子電気鉄道77年のあゆみ― . Trains to the Cape: 77 Years of the Choshi Electric Railway. Tokyo Bunken Center. June 2001. Japan. 97. 978-4-925187-21-3. 岬へ行く電車: 銚子電気鉄道77年のあゆみ.
  3. Satō. Toshio. ja:銚子電鉄の電車たちを訪ねて . Visiting the trains of the Chōshi Electric Railway. Japan Railfan Magazine. 49. 584. 92–96. Kōyūsha. Japan. December 2009. ja.