Chichibu Railway 800 series
Class of 9 Japanese 2-car electric multiple units
Chichibu Railway 800 series | |
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![]() 800 series at Mitsumineguchi Station, 1989 | |
In service | 1979–1990 |
Replaced | 100 series |
Scrapped | 1990 |
Number built | 18 vehicles (9 sets) |
Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
Number scrapped | 17 vehicles |
Formation | 2 cars per trainset |
Operators | Chichibu Railway |
Lines served | Chichibu Main Line |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Car length | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) |
Doors | 4 per side |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Overhead wire |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
The Chichibu Railway 800 series (秩父鉄道800系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type for local services operated by Chichibu Railway in Japan from 1979 to 1990.[1]
Formations
DeHa | KuHa |
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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 The trains were replaced by 1000 series EMUs from 1989 and withdrawn by 1990.[1]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]
- Odakyu 1800 series EMU in 1981
- Preserved 800 series car near Bushu-Araki Station in 1992
References
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- ^ a b c "秩父の電車たち" [Trains of the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48, no. 564. Japan: Kōyūsha. April 2008. pp. 92–99.
- ^ "デハ1801保存会" [DeHa 1801 Preservation Society]. deha1801.com (in Japanese). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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