Sorry for jumping from one topic to another, but I am going to follow up my recent visit to the Yokosuka line a little bit more today.
After enjoying the suburban sceneries on the JR-East Yokosuka line, I visited Zushi Daiichi Sports Park near Higashi-Zushi station. My target was an old train, DeHa601 of the EMU Keikyu 600 series, preserved in the park. When you hear "the Keikyu 600 series" you may think of a currently active train, but today’s topic is the 600 series one generation ago. Please look at the photos. DeHa601 was built in 1956 by Tokyu Sharyo. The original name was DeHa701 of the EMU 700 series, but was changed the name to DeHa601 of the EMU 600 series in 1966. The 600 series was mainly operated as Kaitoku (limited express) trains. They were all motorcars. They were Keikyu’s first all-steel trains with a cardan jointed drive system. The interior was also unique. It has many box-seats and some long-seats. After operating for 28 years, DeHa601 was retired from the track in 1984, and moved to Zushi Daiichi Sports Park. I was fascinated with the frontal design of DeHa601. Its face looks like the JNR 80 series, Tobu 5700 series, Entetsu 30 series, Ooigawa 21000 series and so on. That’s truly the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s decades.
Incidentally, DeHa601 has been maintained by a local volunteers' group named "DeHa601 Preservation Society". I would like to thank everyone involved in preserving this train.
