Isumi Railway kiha 52

[bikkuri bahn]

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*at Kazusa Nakano Station. This one I completely missed, as I wasn't aware of its existence until latest rail mags were on the bookstore racks recently.

 

The kiha 52 was acquired from JR West, and is a former Oito Line unit.  The unit appears to be funded by donations/subscriptions from a supporters group, much like a preserved railway.  It runs on weekends and holidays only, as an "express", requiring a 300 yen surcharge. The Isumi Railway has suddenly become more interesting to me, up to now I would have merely turned back upon arriving at Kazusa Nakano on a Kominato Rlwy train.  The Boso Peninsula has become a valhalla of sorts for DMH17 powered railcars.