Following the Unazuki rail yard of Kurobe Kyokoku Railway, I am going to show you the other old pictures, which I recently found in my hard disk.
The electric car 1600 series is the last new streetcar in Yokohama City. A total of 6 units were built by Takigashira Factory of the Transportation Bureau of Yokohama City in 1957. It had a 12 meter-long body with two 30 kW traction motors. The nose suspension drive and the direct electric control systems were adopted. One unit can accommodate up to 100 passengers.
Unit number 1601 of the 1600 series is preserved in the Yokohama Tram Museum. Its rounded steel body with cream and blue colored stripes is my favorite. The tragedy of the 1600 series was its door position. The entrance doors are adjacent to the driver seats; however, the exit doors are provided in the central part of the car. These exit doors were unsuitable for conductorless operations. The driver had to take on the role of a conductor, but he/she couldn't leave his/her seat. As a result, the 1600 series had to be retired in 1970 after the commencement of conductorless operations.
Incidentally, Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan. This mega-city once had an extensive tram network. The first route was opened in 1904 by Yokohama Electric Railway Company. Although the tram was a useful transportation means for local people, it was unfortunately abolished in 1972 due to heavy traffic congestion in the urban area.
The electric car 1600 series is the last new streetcar in Yokohama City. A total of 6 units were built by Takigashira Factory of the Transportation Bureau of Yokohama City in 1957. It had a 12 meter-long body with two 30 kW traction motors. The nose suspension drive and the direct electric control systems were adopted. One unit can accommodate up to 100 passengers.
Unit number 1601 of the 1600 series is preserved in the Yokohama Tram Museum. Its rounded steel body with cream and blue colored stripes is my favorite. The tragedy of the 1600 series was its door position. The entrance doors are adjacent to the driver seats; however, the exit doors are provided in the central part of the car. These exit doors were unsuitable for conductorless operations. The driver had to take on the role of a conductor, but he/she couldn't leave his/her seat. As a result, the 1600 series had to be retired in 1970 after the commencement of conductorless operations.
Incidentally, Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan. This mega-city once had an extensive tram network. The first route was opened in 1904 by Yokohama Electric Railway Company. Although the tram was a useful transportation means for local people, it was unfortunately abolished in 1972 due to heavy traffic congestion in the urban area.
