KiHa 43000

KiHa 43000 series
KiHa 43000 series
	JGR KiHa 43000 between Takatori and Hyogo, circa 1937
In service	1937–1958?
Built at	Kawasaki Sharyo
Constructed	1935?–1942?
Operators	JGR (1937-1949); JNR (1949-1958?)
Specifications
Traction motors	2 x 80 kW (107 hp) DC motors
Power output	1 x 240 hp (179 kW) diesel prime mover; 1 x 150 kW (201 hp) generator
Transmission	Diesel-electric
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The KiHa 43000 was a train and one of the first two streamlined diesel multiple units in Japan, the other being the Kihani 5000. Its development was inspired by the "Fliegender Hamburger" in Germany.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Breakthrough in Japanese Railways 5, from Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 56" (PDF). Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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KiHa 43000 series
JGR KiHa 43000 between Takatori and Hyogo, circa 1937
In service	1937^[1]–1958?
Built at	Kawasaki Sharyo^[1]
Constructed	1935?–1942?
Operators	JGR (1937-1949) JNR (1949-1958?)
Specifications
Traction motors	2 x 80 kW (107 hp) DC motors^[1]
Power output	1 x 240 hp (179 kW) diesel prime mover 1 x 150 kW (201 hp) generator^[1]
Transmission	Diesel-electric^[1]
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

KiHa 43000

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