Nishitetsu 313 type old colors

[bikkuri bahn]

The venerable Nishitetsu 313 type, operating on the Kaizuka Line, is destined for retirement this January.  It is a historically significant type, as it was the first monocoque body train built in Japan (1952), and was apparently built with the aid/backup of the government railway research institute.  It was the precursor of later rolling stock developments during the rapid growth period.

This April, it was repainted in the original Omuta Line era colors. Video of the repainted train:

Edited October 27, 2014 by bikkuri bahn

[Sacto1985]

I wonder would Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture would want this train, though.