Modemo Tosaden 600

[bill937ca]

Does anyone know what the red diamond on the front of Tosa Electric Railway streetcars indicates?

 

 

 

I suspect this indicates a turnback or short working, as not all cars carry this diamond.  The Modemo NT101 has add-on parts to add this diamond to the model.

[Guest ___]

I was thinking it was express or a tram that does not stop at all stations as in a local.

[stevenh]

Does that read "ごめん" ? Meaning sorry? They're either apologising that they're late? or skipping people?

[qwertyaardvark]

Actually, it seems that those signs are indications of what line they run on. According to the jap Wiki, they run on three lines:  伊野線, 後免線, and 桟橋線 which in Romaji are Ino (いの, the first sign you see in the video), Gomen (ごめん, sign you see on the model pic you posted ), and San Bashi(?, さんばし,as mentioned on the wiki), atleast as far as Kouchi City, Japan is Concerned.

 

Update:English version of wiki!

 

I hope that helps :)

[VVVF]

A red diamond indicates destination.

 

伊野--いの---INO

後免町--ごめん---GOMEN

桟橋通五丁目--さんばし---SAMBASHI

 

MAP

http://www.tosaden.co.jp/train/rosen.html

[bill937ca]

Thanks everyone for all the answers. 

[bill937ca]

Does that read "ごめん" ? Meaning sorry? They're either apologising that they're late? or skipping people?

 

Apparently when translated literally one of the place names means sorry and the place name translates to "sorrytown".  There a discussion of this on the Australian Transport Discussion Board. There also are several more photos and videos on that post.

 

http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&p=524216

 

There are also more Japanese streetcar photos from the poster's trip on this page.

 

http://s706.photobucket.com/albums/ww69/TransitJapan/Trams/

[Guest ___]

I was thinking it was express or a tram that does not stop at all stations as in a local.

 

Proved me wrong.

[ToniBabelony]

Ah, thanks for elaborating this! I thought it meant that the unit was on a service run or something like that. Hm hm hmmm. *nodds approvingly*

[Pikka]

Wait, what, there are decals under there?  Yessss... there was I thinking I would have to handpaint いの on my headboards. :)