Following the electric car 1600 series preserved in the Yokohama Tram Museum, I am going to show you the other exhibition, which I recently rediscovered on my hard disk.
The electric car 1100 series was commissioned in 1936 by the Transportation Bureau of Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture. A total of 5 units were built by Umebachi Sharyo (present J-TREC). It is an 11.4 meters-long small-sized bogie car with a capacity of 74 passengers.
The 1100 series was called a "romance car" by the citizens of Yokohama City. The word "romance car" originated in the 1920s in Japan. It is a vehicle, which has "romance seats (cross seats for two persons)". Today, Odakyu Romance Car is the most famous romance car in Japan, but the 1100 series was also called a romance car before WWII in Yokohama City. As its name suggests, the 1100 series once had romance seats. Its body is slightly streamlined and squeezed on the lower part. For your information, the romance seats on the 1100 series were unfortunately replaced by standard long seats during WWII.
Although the tram was a very useful transportation means for local people in Yokohama City, it was unfortunately abolished in 1972 due to heavy traffic congestion. Currently, two units of the 1100 series are only preserved in the city. Unit 1104 is exhibited in the Yokohama Tram Museum; meanwhile, unit 1156 is exhibited in the Kuraki public park.
The electric car 1100 series was an exactly romance car in Yokohama City.
The electric car 1100 series was commissioned in 1936 by the Transportation Bureau of Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture. A total of 5 units were built by Umebachi Sharyo (present J-TREC). It is an 11.4 meters-long small-sized bogie car with a capacity of 74 passengers.
The 1100 series was called a "romance car" by the citizens of Yokohama City. The word "romance car" originated in the 1920s in Japan. It is a vehicle, which has "romance seats (cross seats for two persons)". Today, Odakyu Romance Car is the most famous romance car in Japan, but the 1100 series was also called a romance car before WWII in Yokohama City. As its name suggests, the 1100 series once had romance seats. Its body is slightly streamlined and squeezed on the lower part. For your information, the romance seats on the 1100 series were unfortunately replaced by standard long seats during WWII.
Although the tram was a very useful transportation means for local people in Yokohama City, it was unfortunately abolished in 1972 due to heavy traffic congestion. Currently, two units of the 1100 series are only preserved in the city. Unit 1104 is exhibited in the Yokohama Tram Museum; meanwhile, unit 1156 is exhibited in the Kuraki public park.
The electric car 1100 series was an exactly romance car in Yokohama City.
