Fukui Railway has announced that it will withdrawn its DeKi 11 electric locomotive from service sometime after the next fiscal year. The DeKi 11 was built in 1927, and is nowadays mainly used for snowplough duties. Still, the vehicle has a light structure and a lack of power, which caused it to derail on multiple occasions.
The purchase costs of a new vehicle for snowplough duties has been included in Fukui Railway's 2018 draft budget. The fate of the DeKi 11 has yet been undecided, as neither scrapping nor conservation has been confirmed.
Source: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20180227/k00/00e/040/286000c