Nick_Burman Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Trains on the Yoro line in 1992. This (together with the Ueno-shi line) was a backwater of the Kintetsu system and the last stand for Kintetsu carload (or rather, trainload...) freight. The line was spun off from Kintetsu and is now the (third-sector?) Yoro Railway. AFAIK YR kept Kintetsu's red livery on its trains, contrary to the Iga Railway (who succeeded Kintetsu on the Ueno-shi line) who dolled up their train in ninja (Ueno castle is a museum of ninjitsu) manga drawings... Cheers NB 1 Link to comment
miyakoji Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Niiiice. I took this from Kuwana up to Yoro to see the waterfall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dr%C5%8D_Falls), then got back to JR by going up to Ogaki. Nice ride. Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 AFAIK YR kept Kintetsu's red livery on its trains, contrary to the Iga Railway (who succeeded Kintetsu on the Ueno-shi line) who dolled up their train in ninja (Ueno castle is a museum of ninjitsu) manga drawings... Yes, IIRC, before Kintetsu spun off this line, the livery was the house standard red and white "racoon" scheme. Also, Yoro railway repainted a trainset in the old classic "rapid car" orange w/white stripe livery: source It's kind of ironic that Yoro Railway is seemingly more conscious of Kintetsu heritage than Kintetsu itself. *like Miyakoji, I heartily recommend a journey on this line. A nice rural interurban, maybe close to what you may have experienced in the Midwest US pre-depression. Link to comment
Tenorikuma Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's so close to me, I ought to go check it out as soon as the sakura are blooming. I know Yoro has a park and waterfall that sightseers often visit. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 AFAIK YR kept Kintetsu's red livery on its trains, contrary to the Iga Railway (who succeeded Kintetsu on the Ueno-shi line) who dolled up their train in ninja (Ueno castle is a museum of ninjitsu) manga drawings... Yes, IIRC, before Kintetsu spun off this line, the livery was the house standard red and white "racoon" scheme. Also, Yoro railway repainted a trainset in the old classic "rapid car" orange w/white stripe livery: source It's kind of ironic that Yoro Railway is seemingly more conscious of Kintetsu heritage than Kintetsu itself. *like Miyakoji, I heartily recommend a journey on this line. A nice rural interurban, maybe close to what you may have experienced in the Midwest US pre-depression. Thanks for the explanation. When I saw this picture in another video I thought what an uninspiring livery they chose...now that I know that this scheme is original Kintetstu it redeems a bit the lack of inspiration... Like so many "third-sector" lines YR has its work cut out to earn a living. Repainting rolling stock into historical schemes is one of the tactics employed to try and attract visitors/passengers and get an extra buck into the coffers. It's much the same what the Oigawa Railway does.... Cheers NB Link to comment
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