Electric car KuMoE 21001 is preserved at Nissan Park in Shimotsuke City
Shimotsuke is a small city located in the southern part of Tochigi Prefecture. It is a new city established in 2006 after merging three small towns. I recently visited Shimotsuke City for a stroll with my family.
The greatest discovery was an electric car exhibited in Nissan Park near Koganei station on the Tohoku main line. It was KuMoE 21001 of the Class KuMoE 21. KuMoE 21001 was built by Nippon Sharyo in 1927 as a commuter electric car named DeHa 73284. After being operated on the Senseki line in Miyagi Prefecture, it was modified to a relief car, and renamed as KuMoE 21001 in 1963 by Morioka Factory of Japanese National Railways. Eventually, it was retired from the track in 1986, and moved to Nissan Park for exhibition. KuMoE 21001 has a length of 17 meters, a breadth of 2.87 meters, a weight of 44.7 tons and a maximum speed of 95 kilometers per hour. It was dispatched for relief when the railway accidents happened. For that purpose, it had a jib crane to lift tools up and down.
I was attracted by this old electric car. The body was square and sturdy. The large rounded frontal light was my favorite. The wide central doors were classic and striking. Its boggies (type DT10) were nostalgic and the resister was large. That's certainly the electric car in the 1920s.
I hope that this precious electric car will be maintained in good condition.
The greatest discovery was an electric car exhibited in Nissan Park near Koganei station on the Tohoku main line. It was KuMoE 21001 of the Class KuMoE 21. KuMoE 21001 was built by Nippon Sharyo in 1927 as a commuter electric car named DeHa 73284. After being operated on the Senseki line in Miyagi Prefecture, it was modified to a relief car, and renamed as KuMoE 21001 in 1963 by Morioka Factory of Japanese National Railways. Eventually, it was retired from the track in 1986, and moved to Nissan Park for exhibition. KuMoE 21001 has a length of 17 meters, a breadth of 2.87 meters, a weight of 44.7 tons and a maximum speed of 95 kilometers per hour. It was dispatched for relief when the railway accidents happened. For that purpose, it had a jib crane to lift tools up and down.
I was attracted by this old electric car. The body was square and sturdy. The large rounded frontal light was my favorite. The wide central doors were classic and striking. Its boggies (type DT10) were nostalgic and the resister was large. That's certainly the electric car in the 1920s.
I hope that this precious electric car will be maintained in good condition.
Side view of KuMoE 21001 of the Class KuMoE 21