Chichibu Railway 800 series

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Chichibu Railway 800 series
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
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 The trains were replaced by 1000 series EMUs from 1989 and withdrawn by 1990.^[1]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.

v t e Chichibu Railway rolling stock
Local EMUs	100 series 500 series 800 series 1000 series 2000 series 5000 series 7000 series 7500 series 7800 series
Express EMUs	300 series 3000 series 6000 series
Locomotives	C58 ED38 DeKi 1 DeKi 100 DeKi 200 DeKi 300 DeKi 500
Coaches	12 series

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