――Tateyama tunnel trolley bus type 8000 running between Murodo, the last in Japan, and Daikanmine!
-The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is one of Japan's leading mountain sightseeing routes that penetrates the 3000 m altitude northern Alps.
-Tateyama Kurobe Kanemitsu operates the Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus, Tateyama Kogen Bus, Tateyama Ropeway, Kurobe Cable Car and Tateyama Cable Car on the Toyama Prefecture side.
-This time, we will commercialize the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route's last Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus in Japan and the Tateyama Kogen Bus which runs through the superb view of the snowy valley.
[Real car guide]
-The Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus connects 3.7 km in 10 minutes between Murodo Station (2450 m above sea level) and Taikanmine Station (2316 m above sea level), which is the center of this route. Can only pass each other.
-There is a current collector (trolley) on the roof of the bus.
-Therefore, according to Japanese law, it is classified as a kind of railway as a "railless train" (train without rails).
-In 1971 (Showa 46), when this section was opened, it was operated by diesel bus, but in order to maintain the natural environment of Tateyama, from April 1996 (Heisei 8) to 8000 type trolley bus that runs on electricity Updated to the present.
-The number of vehicles owned is eight and it is currently the only one in Japan.
-For both products, the BM03 dedicated to Bus Collection is suitable for both products.
* Photos and illustrations may differ from actual product specifications.
-Painted and assembled
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )