KiHa 40 series

The KiHa 40 series, and the similar KiHa 47 and KiHa 48 series, is a Japanese diesel multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its various successor companies since February 1977.
==History==
Built from 1977 to 1982 by Fuji Heavy Industries (now known as Subaru Corporation) and Niigata Tekkō (now known as Niigata Transys), the KiHa 40 series has been used by just about every branch of the Japan Railways Group. Former KiHa 40 series cars are also sold to various other railways around the world, with Myanmar Railways being an example.
Within the 888 cars, some of them have been modified to serve as tourist trains and used on special services, such as the Cruising Train, Buna and Kirakira Michinoku services. JR Hokkaido is scheduled to withdraw their KiHa 40 series cars from regular service in March 2025.
==Design==
The cars have had the same traditional body style of various Japanese DMUs as manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries and Niigata Tekkō.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Each car is 21.3 meters long and 2.9 meters wide. The cars all use DMF15HSA prime movers which generate 220 PS (217 HP, 162 kW).
==Preservation==
The following KiHa 40 series cars have been preserved:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KiHa 40 764 	Fuji Heavy Industries	April 1981 	June 2005 	N/A 	Ikutora Station, Ikutora, Hokkaido, Japan 	Ex-KiHa 40 230; rebuilt with a more retro appearance for use in the film Poppoya
KiHa 40 1002	Fuji Heavy Industries	April 1979 	February 2017	N/A 	Nakagawa Clear Stream Railway Preservation Society, Nasukarasuyama, Japan	Ex-KiHa 40 2012, renumbered December 1986
KiHa 40 1005	Fuji Heavy Industries	May 1979 	February 2017	N/A 	Nakagawa Clear Stream Railway Preservation Society, Nasukarasuyama, Japan	Ex-KiHa 40 2015, renumbered November 1986
KiHa 40 1007	Fuji Heavy Industries	May 1979 	February 2017	N/A 	Nakagawa Clear Stream Railway Preservation Society, Nasukarasuyama, Japan	Ex-KiHa 40 2017, renumbered March 1987
The following KiHa 40 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Last location 	Notes
KiHa 40 519	Fuji Heavy Industries	January 1978 	2000s 	N/A 	Onagawa Station, Miyagi, Japan	Acted as resting room for Onagawa Onsen Yupoppo onsen facility; damaged by 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and scrapped
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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