random derelict trains i took photos of

[keitaro]

Hey all,

 

thought i`d post these few pics of some trains i found near a nankai line. Not sure on their history or reasons for being where hey are.

 

My 5 year old took the photos so maybe they are not so great lol.

 

[keitaro]

looks like this was the sl back in the day.

http://img.index.hu/imgfrm/9/9/3/1/BIG_0001689931.jpg

http://forum.index.hu/Article/showArticle?na_order=&na_start=39433&na_step=500&t=9036868

 

can`t read but google translate seems to work well with HU :)

Edited October 26, 2014 by keitaro

[JR 500系]

Looks good David! Your 5-year old has good photo-taking skills!   :)

[katoftw]

How are these located?  They look just dumped on some spare rails in a lot?

[marknewton]

The steam loco is very interesting - it's not a Japanese engine. I can't be 100% certain, but it appears to be Italian, or possibly Austrian. When I get home I'll check. The EMU is a Meitetsu car as far as I can see.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[keitaro]

yeah i figured thats what the emu was.

the sl has a plate that says make but cannot see it in the image. I know from memory it had "Budapest" at the top but it had a manufacturer name below. At least i believed it to be manufacturer.

 

I was thinking the emu might be this but it`S a little different?

 

http://www.uraken.net/rail/chiho/meitetsu/7700.html

Edited October 26, 2014 by keitaro

[marknewton]

Now that I'm home I can look at the photos properly, open the links that David posted, and refer to my library.

 

The steam loco is a Hungarian State Railway 375 class engine, built by MAVAG of Budapest. Over 700 of these engines were built between 1907 and 1959 - a 52 year production run. The original engines were 2-cylinder saturated compounds, later engines were superheated simples, and many had Brotan semi water-tube boilers. That first dome closest to the chimney houses a Titan feedwater purifier. By all acounts they were very successful and popular engines. So what is she doing in Japan?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

Edited October 26, 2014 by marknewton

[stevenh]

...that took some digging... managed to google the building behind to find the location.

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/%E5%BF%AB%E6%B4%BBCLUB%E6%B2%B3%E5%86%85%E9%95%B7%E9%87%8E%E6%9D%BE%E3%83%B6%E4%B8%98%E5%BA%97/@34.4783353,135.5590052,132m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m3!3m2!1s0x6000d68b12214aab:0xabd0a09502641765!4b1

 

Excuse the link... can't work out with maps how to shorten it anymore.

 

Meanwhile, is the SL tucked in with the trucks?

Hah, yes it is: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/%E5%BF%AB%E6%B4%BBCLUB%E6%B2%B3%E5%86%85%E9%95%B7%E9%87%8E%E6%9D%BE%E3%83%B6%E4%B8%98%E5%BA%97/@34.4789928,135.558321,3a,16.3y,61.63h,94.09t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sdpEdLAB4poSzLjMWnyVyEA!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x6000d68b12214aab:0xabd0a09502641765

Edited October 26, 2014 by stevenh

[keitaro]

yeah thats it i want to know why too!

 

I tried looking up that loco but only found old images of it running. not in japan by the looks of them too!

[bikkuri bahn]

I was just in that area yesterday to see the open day at the Nankai Depot.  The emu unit is an ex-Toyohashi Rlwy, ex-Meitetsu 7300 series "semi-panorama" axle-hung motor unit.  There is even a poor quality youtube video of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z2BBuS0__U

[kvp]

Ok, what on Earth a Hungarian railways 375 locomotive is doing in Japan? (especially that the hungarian SL database list it as exhibited in Osaka) On the other hand, this type was mainly used in branch line and suburban passenger service, so it's ideal for a tourist railway. They were used until around 1975, so many of them were in good running condition when they were removed from service. But the locomotive is a standard gauge one, which limits it's usability in Japan. Where are these trains now? What company the lot belongs to? What do they plan to do with them in the long term?

[keitaro]

owner of that company must like trains?

 

no idea i think it`S rusting away to nothing by it`S looks up close.

 

It`s no access for regular people as in a depot of some sorts.

[westfalen]

If you put a Hungarian steam loco on your Japanese layout people would laugh at you. :)

[bikkuri bahn]

Search of the internets show no explanation for the steam locomotive's location, just bewilderment.  My theory- as the business there is a metal scrap/haulage firm, the train fan owner acquired the locomotive at the tail end of the bubble era, from some failed theme park scheme or business promotion.

[JRDude205]

Very nice photos, Keitaro!