KiHa 283 series
| KiHa 283 series | |
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KiHa 283 series on a Super Hokuto service, June 2001
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| In service | 1997–Present |
| Manufacturer | Fuji Heavy Industries |
| Constructed | 1995–2001 |
| Number built | 63 vehicles |
| Number in service | 57 vehicles |
| Number scrapped | 6 vehicles (accident damage) |
| Formation | 5-9 cars per trainset |
| Operator(s) | JR Hokkaido |
| Depot(s) | Sapporo |
| Line(s) served | Hakodate Main Line, Nemuro Main Line, Sekishō Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 21,300 mm (69 ft 11 in) |
| Width | 2,840 mm (9 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in) |
| Doors | 1 per side |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
| Prime mover(s) | N-DMF11HZA (355 hp) x2 per car |
| Transmission | Hydraulic |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The KiHa 283 series (キハ283系?) is a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on limited express services in Hokkaido, Japan, since 1997. They were based on the KiHa 281 series trains introduced in 1994.
KiHa 283 series trainsets are used on the following services.
A three-car pre-production set was delivered from Fuji Heavy Industries in 1995 for evaluation and testing.
20 production vehicles were delivered from 1996, with the first trains introduced on Super Ōzora services between Sapporo and Kushiro from the start of the revised timetable on 22 March 1997.
A further batch of 12 vehicles was delivered to coincide with the introduction of KiHa 283s on Super Hokuto services between Hakodate and Sapporo, operating alongside the KiHa 281 series sets.
KiHa 283 series sets were also introduced on some Super Tokachi services between Sapporo and Obihiro from 11 March 2000.
On 27 May 2011, a 6-car KiHa 283 series train was destroyed by fire after it derailed and made an emergency stop inside the 685 metre-long No. 1 Niniu Tunnel on the Sekishō Line in Shimukappu, Hokkaidō, at around 21:55, while forming the Super Ōzora 14 service from Kushiro to Sapporo. The train was formed as follows, with car 1 at the Kushiro end. All cars were gutted by fire, and were officially withdrawn on 30 June 2011.
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