KiHa 160
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| KiHa 160 | |
|---|---|
 KiHa 160-1 as the "Inno Tech Train" in September 2010 | |
| In service | 1 June 1997 – 2013 |
| Manufacturer | Niigata Tekko |
| Constructed | 1997 |
| Refurbished | 2007 |
| Scrapped | 2013 |
| Number built | 1 vehicle |
| Number in service | None |
| Formation | Single car |
| Fleet numbers | KiHa 160-1 |
| Capacity | 110 (42 seated) |
| Operators | JR Hokkaido |
| Depots | Tomakomai |
| Lines served | Hidaka Main Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 18,500 mm (60 ft 8 in) |
| Width | 2,700 mm (8 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 3,620 mm (11 ft 11 in) |
| Doors | 2 sliding doors per side |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Weight | 32.5 t |
| Prime mover(s) | N-DMF13HZ |
| Power output | 330 hp (250 kW) |
| Transmission | Hydraulic |
| Bogies | N-DT150 (motored), N-TR150 (trailer) |
| Multiple working | KiHa 130 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The KiHa 160 (キハ160形) was a single-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on the Hidaka Main Line in Japan. A single car was built in 1997 by Niigata Tekko (now Niigata Transys) to replace the KiHa 130 DMU car (KiHa 130-5) withdrawn due to collision damage sustained in a level crossing accident in January 1996.[1] From 2007, the unit was rebuilt as an experimental hybrid car, branded "Inno Tech Train", before being finally withdrawn in fiscal 2013.
The design was based on the Tsugaru Railway 21 series DMU built to Niigata's "NDC" lightweight design.[2] As with the KiHa 150-100 cars, the Kiha 160 had inward-opening hopper windows.[3]
When delivered, the unit was originally painted in a similar livery to the KiHa 150-0 units, with light green doors, a light green waistline band, and light purple stripes.[4] From September 1999, it was repainted into a new livery similar to the KiHa 40-350 DMUs transferred to the Hidaka Line on which the KiHa 160 was used.[2]
Internally, the car had fixed 2+1 facing transverse seating bays, with longitudinal bench seating next to the doorways.[3]
A JR Hokkaido KiHa 150-100 series DMU car in September 2008, showing the same livery as initially carried by Kiha 160-1
KiHa 160-1 at Tomakomai Station in revised livery before rebuilding
