Type KUMOHA42(JR West/Onoda-Line)

KUMOHA42 waiting a start

Official name : Type 42 electric train with a control device.
This train is running mainly in Onoda-Line (Ube Station - Shinkawa Station / 4 miles) and Motoyama-Line (Suzumeda Station - Nagamon Motoyama Station / 1.4miles). Now , this car is a rare old type train in Japan.
This picture is KUMOHA42 stopping at Nagamon Motoyama Station.

KUMOHA42 opening its doors.

This picture above is KUMOHA42 opening its doors.
This pictute below is KUMOHA42's wheels. These are very grave.

Features:
(1)The body form
Electric train with a control device and 2 motorman's seats in front and behind. An total length is 67 feet.
(2)Upholstery
Two single swing doors on one side and semi-cross seats
(3)Color
Brown (Type 2 of Grape Color / JIS)
(4)Capacity
104 passengers (68 seats)
(5)Weight
45 tons

KUMOHA42's wheels
In the KUMOHA42

This picture above is taken in KUMOHA42.
This pictute below is an information plate.

History of KUMOHA42
(1)1933-1950:
KUMOHA42 was built in 1933 and took an active part in Oosaka area.
(2)1950-1957:
KUMOHA42 moved from Osaka to Tokyo in 1950 and had a very lively time in metropolitan area.
(3)1957-1981:
KUMOHA42 moved from Tokyo to Ymaguchi because of new type electric train appeared and was used mainly in local line in Yamaguchi area with TYPE51 , TYPE41 and TYPE55.
(4)1956-:
Type 105 which was new type train was used mainly in Yamaguchi , so TYPE51 , TYPE41 and TYPE55 were scrapped. But KUMOHA42 has two motorman's sheets , so it is used in Motoyama-Line.
(5)1996 now:
There are only two cars in Japan.

information plate


Special thanks to Onoda sightseeing association.



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