Choshi Electric Railway 100 series
| Choshi Electric Railway 100 series | |
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DeHa 101 dumped at Kasagami-Kurohae Station, December 2006
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| In service | 1939–1999 |
| Manufacturer | Nippon Tetsudō Jidōsha Kōgyō |
| Constructed | 1939 |
| Refurbishment | 1952 |
| Scrapped | 2009 |
| Number built | 1 vehicle |
| Number in service | None |
| Number scrapped | 1 vehicle |
| Formation | Single car |
| Fleet numbers | DeHa 101 |
| Capacity | 70 (28 seated) |
| Operator(s) | Choshi Electric Railway |
| Depot(s) | Nakanochō |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel/wood |
| Car length | 10,970 mm (36 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 2,600 mm (8 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 3,740 mm (12 ft 3 in) |
| Doors | 2 sliding doors per side |
| Weight | 15.7 t |
| Traction system | 37.3 kW x2 |
| Power output | 74.6 kW |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC overhead wire |
| Current collection method | Bow collector |
| Bogies | Amemiya |
| Braking system(s) | Air brakes |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Choshi Electric Railway 100 series (銚子電鉄100形 Chōshi Dentetsu 100-gata?) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Choshi Electric Railway in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, between 1939 and 1999.
DeHa 101 was built in February 1939 by Nippon Tetsudō Jidōsha Kōgyō (日本鉄道自動車工業?) (present-day Toyokouki) as "BoDeHa 101" (with "Bo" designating it as a bogie car) with a wood and steel body mounted on Amemiya plate-frame bogies donated from former Shimotsuke Electric Railway (下野電気鉄道?) 1926-vintage 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge DeHa 103 which previously operated on what is now the Tōbu Kinugawa Line and was withdrawn in July 1932.
On 9 May 1939, shortly after BoDeHa 101 entered service, Princess Shigeko (daughter of Emperor Hirohito) rode on the train from Chōshi to Tōdaimae (present-day Inuboh Station) and back on a Gakushūin school outing.
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