KiHa 52

KiHa 52

Two JR West KiHa 52 DMU cars on the Oito Line in 2008
In service 1958-1987 (JNR)
1987-2010 (JR)
2011- (Isumi)
2012- (PNR)
2007- (Myanmar Railways)
Constructed 1958-1966
Number built 112
Number preserved 2
Fleet numbers KiHa 52 1 - 56
KiHa 52 101 - 156
Operator(s) Philippine National Railways
Isumi Railway
Myanmar Railways
Depot(s) Tutuban, Naga
Line(s) served Metro South Commuter
Bicol Commuter
Mayon Limited (currently Isarog Limited Express)
Isumi line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Entry Step
Doors 2 single-leaf sliding doors per side
Coupling system AAR coupler
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The KiHa 52 (キハ52形) is a Japanese diesel multiple unit (DMU) type formerly operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR), JR Group companies, and later by the private operator Isumi Railway in Japan, Myanmar Railways, and Philippine National Railways (PNR).

112 KiHa 52 cars were built for Japanese National Railways between 1958 and 1966. The design was based on the KiHa 20 series "general purpose" DMU type, but with two engines for use on mountainous lines.[1]

Variants

Livery variations

JNR-era liveries

JR-era regional liveries

Resale

Following withdrawal of the last remaining examples operated by JR West, one car, KiHa 52 125, was resold to the private operator Isumi Railway in Chiba Prefecture in April 2011. This unit was built in 1965, and formerly operated on the Etsumi-Hoku Line and Ōito Line in the Hokuriku region until 2010.[1]

Overseas operations

Myanmar

Former JR East KiHa 52 cars at Kawasaki awaiting shipping to Myanmar in December 2007

Philippines

KiHa 52 set "KIHA-O" in July 2012

Seven former JR East KiHa 52 cars originally based at Niitsu Depot were donated in September 2011 to the Philippine National Railways (PNR), where they are used on commuter services in the Manila area.[3]

As of October 2013, the trains are normally operated as two 3-car formations. The seventh car, KiHa 52 123, in Niigata livery, was taken out of service after operating for only seven months, and is stored at Tutuban Depot as a source of spare parts for the rest of the fleet.[3]

Formations

The two three-car sets are referred to as "KIHA-O" (for orange) and "KIHA-B" (for blue), reflecting the liveries they carry, and are formed as shown below,[3] with cars 52-137 and 52-121 at the Alabang end.

KIHA-O 52-137 52-127 52-122
KIHA-B 52-121 52-120 52-102

The former toilets in each car are locked out of use.[3]

Preserved examples

Preserved KiHa 52 130, June 2010

In addition to KiHa 52 125 operated on the Isumi Railway, two Kiha 52 cars are preserved in Japan, as listed below.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (January 29, 2014). いすみ鉄道のキハ52、3月から「首都圏色」に [Isumi Railway's KiHa 52 to be repainted into Metropolitan Livery from March]. Response (in Japanese). Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 JR全車輛ハンドブック'92 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 1992]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 1992. p. 296.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Saito, Miko (March 2014). フィリピン国鉄南方線の日本型車両 [Japanese rolling stock on the PNR Southern Line]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese) (Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai) 64 (887): 64–72.
  4. ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 978-4863206175.
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