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The KiHa 01 series (キハ01系, Kiha-ichi-kei) and the related KiHa 02 (キハ02) and KiHa 03 (キハ03) were railbus types operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1954 until 1969.
History
A total of 49 vehicles were built between 1954 and 1956, originally classified as KiHa 10000 (キハ10000形).[1] Four prototypes entered service on the Kihara Line (present day Isumi Railway Isumi Line) in 1954.[2] In 1957, the KiHa 10000 were reclassified as KiHa 01 and 02, the KiHa 10200 were reclassified as KiHa 03.[1]
The last unit, KiHa 02 10, was withdrawn in 1969.[2]
KiHa 02-9: Preserved at the ruins of the Hizen-Ikeno Station as a children's library, scrapped in 1983 however due to massive vandalism.
References
^ abMiyoshi, Yoshizo (2014). 総武線120年の軌跡 [The 120-year history of the Sobu Line] (in Japanese). Jtb Publishing. p. 157. ISBN9784533096952.
^ abTeramoto, Mitsuteru (2014). 国鉄・JR 悲運の車両たち (in Japanese). Jtb Publishing. pp. 128–130. ISBN9784533095528.
^"キハ03形1（準鉄道記念物第4号）" [KiHa 03-1 (Quasi-Railway Memorial No. 4)] (PDF). jrhokkaido.co.jp (in Japanese). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
