Cafe in a caboose

[bill937ca]

RM blog has a Japanese language article on a a cafe that includes a caboose as part of the cafe.

 

http://rail.hobidas.com/blog/natori/archives/2010/02/post_1205.html

[bikkuri bahn]

Kissaten "Journey", a 4 minute walk from Hankyu Kawanishi Noseguchi Station.  I like how the taillamps are lit up at night.  I may make a visit this summer holiday.

Edited July 16, 2013 by bikkuri bahn

[cteno4]

Thanks bill, Another fun odd bit to model

 

Jeff

[marknewton]

What a great little cafe!

 

In this photo, you can see some signs hanging from a fitting on the side of the body. I've noticed this fitting is on all JNR cabooses/brakevans. Anybody have any idea what it is?

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[stevenh]

In this photo, you can see some signs hanging from a fitting on the side of the body. I've noticed this fitting is on all JNR cabooses/brakevans. Anybody have any idea what it is?

 

Not easy to find out at all.... I was thinking it would be a whistle? or a hook for the staff of the section being travelled through?

We'd need to find an original video of one of these vans in use.

 

There might be information here:

http://westerwiese.com/products/y3500-5000/yo3500-5000.html

 

Otherwise here's a shot with what seems to be an extended handle?

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ef66_20/e/5f26da02793cde35fc930aae2378c918

 

And then a Yo3500 being towed around randomly by a D51:

http://kikuchi.mook.to/SL/jouetsu/D51+YO/index.htm

[bikkuri bahn]

In this photo, you can see some signs hanging from a fitting on the side of the body. I've noticed this fitting is on all JNR cabooses/brakevans. Anybody have any idea what it is?

That's a good question.  On other types of vans, the housing is located more in the center portion of the car, out of hands reach, so it cannot be something regularly accessed from outside.  Some pictures, like Steven mentioned, show a bracket (?) hanging out of the housing.  That a housing is needed suggests some kind of mechanism controlled from the inside (a lever or crank?)  If I go to the cafe, I'll check out the housing (inside and out) and ask the owner about it.

Edited July 17, 2013 by bikkuri bahn

[stevenh]

...and then the best image yet.... it seems that the handle is pulled down and something is inserted?

 

 

From the wikipedia article: http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%89%84%E3%83%A83500%E5%BD%A2%E8%B2%A8%E8%BB%8A

Edited July 17, 2013 by stevenh

[miyakoji]

In this first image, it really looks like a candle holder:

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/JNR_YO_4730.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Michinoeki_kamiyubetsu_onsen_Tulip_no_yu_no.2.jpg

[Jcarlton]

I think those must be holders for marker light..  When they are pulled down they have flag holders and I think the pins are so that you can hang a lamp. 

[bikkuri bahn]

I visited the cafe yesterday.  Unfortunately, the woman who was running the place had no idea of the original function of the devices.  I was able to take some pictures.  One thing that confirmed my guess was there was a handle attached to the device from the inside, a kind of lever secured by a bracket.  I can't upload off my smartphone for some reason, so I'll post them when I get back from my holiday.