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| Sentetsu Nakeha class | |
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| Manufacturer | Nakeha1:Nippon Sharyō Nakeha2: Gyeongseong Works |
| Constructed | Nakeha1: 1928–29 Nakeha2: 1930–31 |
| Number built | Nakeha1: 7 Nakeha2: 6 |
| Capacity | Nakeha1: 30 passengers Nakeha2 2: 45 passengers, 0.5 t (0.49 long tons; 0.55 short tons) baggage |
| Operators | Chosen Government Railway Korean National Railroad |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | Nakeha2: 11,322 mm (37 ft 1.7 in) |
| Width | Nakeha2: 2,135 mm (7 ft 0.1 in) |
| Height | Nakeha2: 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | Nakeha2: 12.5 t (12.3 long tons; 13.8 short tons) |
| Prime mover(s) | Nakeha1:Ford Nakeha2:Waukesha 6-KU |
| Engine type | Petrol engine |
| Cylinder count | Nakeha2: 6 |
| Power output | Nakeha1: 33 hp (25 kW) Nakeha2: 62 hp (46 kW) |
| Power supply | Nakeha1: 1x 6V generator Nageha2: 1x 15V generator (1st 4) Nakeha2: 1x 24V 900W axle-mounted (last 2) |
| AAR wheel arrangement | Nakeha1: 1A-2 Nakeha2: 1A-2 |
| Track gauge | 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) |
TheNakeha (Japanese ナケハ, Korean 혀게하) class railcars were a group of 3rd classnarrow-gaugepetrol-poweredrailcars of theChosen Government Railway (Sentetsu). There were two classes of such railcars, one built inJapan and one built inKorea. After Liberation, they all remained in theSouth, where they were operated by theKorean National Railroad; none were preserved.
By 1925 local and urban railway passenger transport was coming under threat from the increasing usage of theautomobile. Seeing their successful use abroad, Sentetsu decided to put railcars withinternal combustion engines into service. In Korea, the first 3rd class petrol-powered railcars entered service in 1928 on the narrow-gauge Donghae Jungbu Line (Daegu-Gyeongju, now part of theDaegu andJungang lines). These were the Nageha1 class railcars.[1]
These small, 30-passenger railcars, the Nakeha1 class, were made in Japan byNippon Sharyō and were powered by a 33 hp (25 kW)Ford engine. A total of seven were built in 1928 and 1929, and they quickly proved well suited to frequent suburban service due to their low operational costs when compared with locomotive-hauled passenger trains.[1]
Drawing on their experiences with the Nakeha1 class and with theBritish-madeShiki2 classsteam railcars, Sentetsu designed the Nakeha2 class narrow-gauge gasoline railcars in-house. Powered by aWaukesha Motor Company 6-KU 62 hp (46 kW) 6-cylinder petrol engine imported from theUnited States, they carried 45 passengers in 3rd class accommodations. Originally numbered 11 through 16, they were renumbered ナケハ2-1 through ナケハ2-6 in Sentetsu's general renumbering of 1938. A total of six were built by theGyeongseong Works, the first four being delivered to Sentetsu in 1930, followed by two more in 1931.[1]
After the end of thePacific War and the subsequentpartition of Korea, all thirteen railcars of both Nakeha classes remained in theSouth Korea, where they were operated by theKorean National Railroad.[1] They were retired in 1965, being replaced by theNarrow-gauge DC-class diesel-hydraulic railcars.
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