* Price change / remanufactured products
[Overview of actual vehicle]
――The Suhafu 43 was born in 1951 (Showa 26) together with the Suha 44 and Suhani 35 as a brake van of the Suha 44 series. Other vehicles were immediately used for the limited express [Tsubame], but the Suhafu 43 had no limited express train to use, and was suffering from a great deal of inconvenience.
――In 1953 (Showa 28), [Kamome] was to be operated on the Sanyo Main Line, and was selected as the vehicle used for it, and moved to Takeshita Ward along with Suhani 35 and Suha 44.
――In 1957 (Showa 32), the ordinary car of [Kamome] was replaced with the new Naha 11 and Nahafu 11, and it was transferred to Miyahara Ward. After the transfer, it was used on the temporary limited express [Sakura], but in less than a year the train itself was abolished, and this time it was transferred to Oku Ward for [Hatsukari].
――However, only two years later, in December 1960 (Showa 35), it was replaced with 80 series DC, and its activity as a limited express vehicle was less than 10 years.
――After the end of the limited express operation, the seats have been rotated and the interior lights have been changed to fluorescent lights, etc., following modernization and remodeling like the other 44 series. However, for Suhafu 43 1-3, the window frame was left wooden due to budget constraints.
――Even after the downgrade, all three cars were placed in Mukomachi and Miyahara, and were used as reserved seat cars for night express trains. In his later years, a few moved to Takamatsu Ward, and the remaining 1 in Miyahara was active in the express [Ginga] until the replacement of the 20 series in February 1976 (Showa 51) with the other 44 series.
――The vehicle that remained in Shikoku later changed to an aluminum sash and the toilet window was renewed (No. 3), and the appearance changed, but it was active until 1986 (Showa 61).
――Furthermore, both vehicles have been preserved on the Oigawa Railway due to the National Trust conservation movement, and you can see the brave figure of yesteryear now.
[Kit overview]
--Conversion kit with Kato Suhafu 42.
-Uses the roof and floor board of the seed car. Both types of window frames, wooden frames and aluminum sash specifications, can be selected.
--Ventilator pedestal, limited express sabot receiver, grade indicator light parts above the customer door are also included
[Main separately purchased items]
--Kato Suhafu 42
--Inletter for Suhafu 43 (MH-008)
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )