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Oedo Correspondence May 19, '12 Seibu E11
Seibu is the railway company merged with Musashino Light
Railway (today's Seibu Ikebukuro line), (old) Seibu Railway (today's Seibu
Shinjuku line) and the other railways. This year is the 100th anniversary
since the Musashino Light Railway was established. This time, exhibition
event for repair of Seibu's old electric locomotive E11 was held. Then
I visited old Hoya (name of place and the station) switchyard. There were
so many visitors (and maniacs). |
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Banner of 100th anniversary at Hoya stn.
Left is probably steam locomotive, SL5
Right is the newest, type 30000, smiling! |
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On the railroad crossing to the switchyard
left; slave lines with old type chants,
cent; Ikebukuro line, right; Hoya switchyard |
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Type 9000 train is stopping
This is electric shant
Car for checking wires is seen at left side |
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This is E11 electric locomotive
Many people are lining to see it |
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Signals displayed beside of the line
Precaution, Speed Limitation, etc |
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This side is exit
Soon, will get on, exciting |
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< E11 electric locomotive >
Same time with the electrification of the section between
Ikebukuro and Tokorozawa, three E11 electric locomotives made by Westinghouse
Electric from US in 1923. The original type name was "Dekika 10"
and the locomotives were active in the beginning age of Musashino Light
Railway. At the merger with old Seibu Railway on 1945, type name was changed
to "11" and changed again to "E11" on 1961. They were
operated mainly on the Ikebukuro line.
E11 was stopped its operation on 1973 and preserved at
Hoya switchyard since 1975.
In this event, E11 was repaired and re-painted as the
original. Reference; "Seibu's Red Locomotives" by Goto. |
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< Old Hoya switchyard >
Seibu built wooden train shed on 1922 November at Hoya.
The shed has been enlarged. At the construction of Musashigaoka switchyard,
Hoya switchyard was disused as the switchyard and became Hoya standby lines. |
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Above description is quoted from the explanation in front of displayed
E11 |
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Also we could see inside of Total Examination Car "Doctor
Multi". Since this car is operated to examine the condition of rails
and wires, is operated only in the night. This car was imported from foreign
country (don't know from which country). So the shape of the windows, design
of driving console or shape of machines are so "Western-style".
May be, when SL5 or E11 were imported into Japan, they
sprayed the atmosphere of "Western-style".
Many items were displayed and "Railway goods"
were sold at the Hoya switchyard on the day. |
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Transition of Seibu Railway |
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SL5 will be repaired |
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Would like to see after the repair |
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The nearest station from Alex's house is now Nerima-Kasugacho
station on Toei Oedo line. When I was a child, the nearest one was Hibarigaoka. It means "Lark Hills". Today many names of the places have gaoka. But Hibarigaoka was so smart name in these days. It's like today's Roppongi
Hills.
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Hibarigaoka station
at when Captain Alex was a child |
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"Seibu's Red Locomotives" by Goto
"The first electric locomotive, Dekika 10" |
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Oedo Correspondence Archive |
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I bought "Seibu's Red Locomotives" some years
ago. Time passes fast when I read this book. I love railways.
[Captain Alex] |
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