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63 Series
The (and its generic offshoots) was a commuter train, commuter electric multiple unit operated by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and Japanese National Railways (JNR). The cars that made up the 63 series were numbered as MoHa 63, SaHa 78 and KuHa 79. Background The 63 series was originally introduced in 1944 as a means of transporting increasing number of workers commuting to factories of arms and other industries. Between 1944 and 1945, very few of these trains were in production, therefore postwar construction of these trains increased dramatically. These trains had brown, steel bodies. The cars were designed under the overall goal of mass transportation amid the serious shortage of supply in the wartime. This resulted in long body (), many doors (four per side), less seating, lack of ceiling and new design of side windows (consisting of three frames: only upper and lower frames can be opened). Postwar variants In 1946, Kawasaki Heavy Industries began further production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numazu Station
is an interchange station, interchange railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is also a freight terminal and rail yard for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines Numazu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Gotemba Line. It lies 62.2 kilometers from and 126.2 km from Tokyo Station. Station layout Numazu Station has three ground-level island platforms serving six tracks, connected to each other and to the station building by both a footbridge and an underpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a "MARS (ticket reservation system), JR Ticket office" staffed ticket office. Platforms History Numazu Station opened on February 1, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka Station, Shizuoka with Kōzu Station (Kanagawa), Kōzu was completed. A spur line to n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinki Nippon Railway
, referred to as and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railway network connects Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsu, Ise, and Yoshino. Kintetsu Railway Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. History On September 16, 1910, was founded and renamed a month after. Osaka Electric Tramway completed Ikoma Tunnel and started operating a line between Osaka and Nara (present-day Nara Line) on April 30, 1914. The modern Kashihara, Osaka, and Shigi lines were completed in the 1920s, followed by the Kyoto Line (a cooperative venture with Keihan Electric Railway). Daiki founded in 1927, which consolidated on September 15, 1936. In 1938, Daiki teamed up with its subsidiary to operate the first private railway service from Osaka to Nagoya. Another subsidiary Sankyū bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 In Rail Transport
Events January events * January 3: Torre del Bierzo rail disaster in Leon Province, Spain. About 100 are killed. * January 28: A train of Allied prisoners of war on the Orvieto North railway bridge at Allerona in Italy is inadvertently bombed by United States Army Air Forces 320th Bombardment Group. About 450 are killed. February events * c. February: Charles Fairburn succeeds William Stanier as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway upon Stanier's retirement. March events * March 3: Balvano train disaster, Balvano, Italy: A double-headed mixed train stalls in a tunnel. 521 are killed by carbon monoxide poisoning; five survive. 193 of the dead carrying no identification, most of them Black Marketeers, are buried in a mass grave at the site. * March 19: The last steam locomotive purchased new by Southern Pacific Railroad, cab forward class AC-12 4-8-8-2 number 4294, enters service. April events * April 1: Government of India takes over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Multiple Units Of Japan
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of either a positive or negative electric charge produces an electric field. The motion of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field. In most applications, Coulomb's law determines the force acting on an electric charge. Electric potential is the work done to move an electric charge from one point to another within an electric field, typically measured in volts. Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power where electric current is used to energise equipment, and in electronics dealing with electrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Railfan Magazine
is a Japanese-language monthly magazine for railfans covering the mainly Japanese railways published by Koyusha. It has been published in Japan since 1961. Issues go on sale on the 21st of each month, two months before the cover month (e.g. the March issue is on sale on 21 January). Each copy sells for between ¥1,100 and ¥1,200, depending on the number of pages. The magazine reports on railway prototypes, complete with technical plans, photos, maps, graphs, and tables. See also * List of railroad-related periodicals A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links * 1961 establishments in Japan Magazines published in Japan Monthly magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1961 Railway culture in Japan Rail transport magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SCMaglev And Railway Park
The is a railway museum owned by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Nagoya, Japan. The museum opened on 14 March 2011. The museum features 39 full-size railway vehicles and one bus exhibit, train cab simulators, and model railway dioramas. Exhibits The following full-size vehicles are on display. Shinkansen * MLX01 SCMaglev car No. MLX01-1 (built 1995 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, from JR Research) * 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 21-86 (built 1971 by Kisha Seizo, from Hamamatsu Works) * 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 16-2034 (built 1986 by Nippon Sharyo, from Hamamatsu Works) * 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 36-84 (built 1975 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works) * 0 Series Shinkansen car – No. 37-2523 (built 1983 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works) * Class 922 ''Doctor Yellow'' car No. 922-26 (built 1979 by Hitachi, from JR West) * 100 Series Shinkansen car – No. 123-1 (built 1986 by Hitachi, from Hamamatsu Works) * 100 Series Shinkansen car – No. 168 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
103 Series
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type introduced in 1963 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). They were also operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). Some former JR East sets were also sold for second hand use in Indonesia, where they operated on the KRL Jabodetabek system in Jakarta between 2004 and 2016. Operations JR East JR East has previously operated a large number of 103 series sets on the following lines. * Chūō Line (Rapid) (1973–1983; and then also used on the Diamond anniversary (75th anniversary) celebration of Mitaka Station in June 2005) * Chūō-Sōbu Line (1979–2001; 1971–2003 for Tokyo Metro Tozai Line through-running services) * Hachikō Line (1996–2005) * Jōban Line (1971–1986 for Chiyoda Line through-running services; 1967–2006 for Joban Line Rapid and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101 Series
The was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type introduced in 1957 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and formerly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West). The last remaining trains were withdrawn in November 2003. History The prototype 101 series set was delivered in June 1957, as a 10-car (4+6-car) set classified as 90 series with all cars motored. Cab cars were numbered MoHa 90500 to 90503, and the intermediate cars were numbered MoHa 90000 to 90005. Production sets were delivered from March 1958, differing visually from the prototype in having exposed rain gutters along the top of each car. The 90 series was reclassified as 101 series from 1959, with the prototype set cars numbered in the 900 subseries. The prototype set was modified in 1962 to bring it up to production set standards. Lines used 101 series trains operated on the following lines. Tokyo Area * Chūō Line (Rapid) (1957-1985) * Itsukaichi Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
72 Series
The trains were DC electric commuter trains operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and served as the basis for the 101 series. The 72 series included the main production batch of 490 vehicles as well as 667 former 63 series cars converted into 72 series between 1953 and 1955. The last remaining trains were withdrawn in 1985, although some cars which were converted into mail coaches and experimental vehicles continued to remain in service until 1996. Most 72 series trains were converted to four-car 72–970 series trains, with the body based on the 103 series with the raised cab. The 72–970 series remained in service until 1985 when they were converted to 103–3000 series for the Kawagoe Line. Variants * 72 series - introduced in 1954, produced from 1952 to 1958 * 72–970 series - later converted to 103-3000 series * Kumoha 73 - cab car (about 330 vehicles built) File:JNR kuha79 syanai.jpg, Interior view of Kuha 79446 File:103-3000 52 Haijima 20010801.jpg, Kawagoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitaka Incident
The was an incident that took place in Tokyo, Japan on July 15, 1949, when an unmanned 63 series train with its operating handle tied down drove into Mitaka Station on the Chūō Main Line, Chūō Line, killing six people and injuring 20. The incident remains a mystery, as do the Shimoyama incident, Shimoyama and Matsukawa derailment, Matsukawa incidents which occurred around the same time. The government indictment, indicted ten people on a charge of train sabotage resulting in death of the victims, as well as the train's conductor, Keisuke Takeuchi, who was not in the train when it derailed. History On the day of the derailment, all four of the police officers at Mitaka Station abandoned their posts; this was never explained. Two of the alleged conspirators were indicted for perjury. Takeuchi's lawyer refused to allow a co-worker to present evidence affirming that he and Takeuchi were in a public bath together when the train left the station (an apparently airtight proof that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
