KiHa 65 series

The KiHa 65 series is a Japanese diesel multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its various successor companies from July 1969 to August 2010.
==History==
Built from 1969 to 1972 by Fuji Heavy Industries (now known as Subaru Corporation), Niigata Tekkō (now known as Niigata Transys) and Nippon Sharyo, the KiHa 65 series was originally used as an "express" diesel railcar to supplement similar railcars which would run on commuter services; they were designed as an "upgraded" version of old diesel railcars. The 104 cars produced were used by most of JR's divisions, and served to be the last "express" type diesel railcar as used by JR and JNR; future diesel railcars would be either for commuter usage or limited express services only.
In 1989, some KiHa 58 and 65 series cars were converted by JR Kyushu into the KiHa 71 series set used on Yufuin no Mori services. Various other cars were converted to become Joyful Train sets, such as the YUTopia, Golden Express Astre and the Edel Kitakinki, Tango and Tottori sets.
All cars were retired by August 2010.
==Design==
The cars have had the same traditional body style of various Japanese DMUs as manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries, Niigata Tekkō and similar companies.
==Specifications==
Each car is 21.3 meters long and 2.9 meters wide. The cars all use DML30HSD prime movers to solve the problem of the DMH17H prime movers as used by the KiHa 58 series being too underpowered when trying to go up steep gradients.
==Preservation==
The following KiHa 65 series cars have been preserved:
Car number	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KiHa 65 34	Nippon Sharyo	June 1970 	March 2009 	N/A 	Shikoku Railway Cultural Center, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan	Displayed next to C57 44; formerly stored at Tadotsu Works until 2014
==References==
Category:JR Group trains
Category:Diesel trainsets
Category:Fuji Heavy Industries locomotives
Category:Niigata Tekkō locomotives
Category:Nippon Sharyo locomotives
Category:Diesel locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Passenger locomotives