Takachiho TR-100 series

The Takachiho TR-100 series and related TR-200 series are suburban low-capacity diesel multiple units operated by the Takachiho Railway from April 1989 to December 2008.
==History==
The TR-100 and TR-200 series cars were the first railcars to be used on the Takachiho Railway; these were manufactured for the railroad when it opened. Seven cars were manufactured, all by Niigata Tekkō; five TR-100 series cars for general usage with two TR-200 series cars for sightseeing and event usage. All cars were given names; these were named Shiroyama, Wakaayu, Hiei, Seiun, Kariboshi, Kagura and Unkai.
The cars were used starting April 1989 and continued to be used even when the railroad scaled back operations due to damage from Typhoon Nabi. Operations ended on 28 December 2008 when the last stretch of the line closed. Five of the seven cars survive today; TR-101 and TR-202 are owned by the Takachiho Amaterasu Railway and are maintained in operational condition, TR-104 and TR-105 are preserved near Hinokage Onsen Station and used as accomodation, known as the TR Train Inn, while TR-201 was sold to the ASA Seaside Railway, where it operated until November 2020. The other two cars, TR-102 and TR-103, were scrapped in 2008, although discussions were in place for a potential transfer.
==Design==
The TR-100 and TR-200 series cars feature a generic design based on various NDC cars, such as the Matsuura MR-100 series and Kumagawa KT-100 series cars. Both the TR-100 and TR-200 series cars are largely identical in appearance but feature completely different interiors; the TR-100 series cars feature bench and abreast seating, while the TR-200 series cars feature all abreast seating. The TR-200 series cars also feature a LaserDisc karaoke machine.
The cars are painted in Takachiho's corporate colors of lavender, pink and hot pink.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. The trains use DMF13HS prime movers producing 250 PS (247 hp).
Category:Diesel trainsets
Category:Takachiho trains
Category:Niigata Tekkō locomotives