-Record unreleased & archive videos of 113 series and 115 series of East Japan lines and follow them with running images.
-Introduced in 1963 (Showa 38), it also took in the 111 series group that started commercial operation the previous year, the same 113 series with nearly 3,000 cars manufactured, and the same 1963 with a braking brake for mountain lines The 115 series, of which 1,900 cars were manufactured.
-As a typical DC suburban train with three double doors, it has been taken over by JR from JR and has been active for more than 50 years.
-In recent years, however, the number of replacement vehicles has been increasing, and the number is rapidly decreasing.
[East Japan]
-Tokaido Main Line: At the Tokyo Exit of the [Shonan Color] birth route, there was a 15-car train of the 113 series connecting the Salo 124 form, the final type manufactured in 1990.
-Sobu main line, Narita line, Kashima line: [Ska color] derived from Yokosuka line 113 series 1000`s and 1500s are active.
-Sotobo and Uchibo lines: [Ska] 113 series belonging to the Makuhari Vehicle Center, which was operated on each line of the Boso Peninsula, retired at the end of 2011.
-Tohoku Main Line and Ryomo Line: Some of the trains on the Ryomo Line, which have been in operation since 1964, go directly to Utsunomiya Station, originating from Series 115.
-Joetsu Line / Azuma Line: Uses [Shonan color] Series 115 belonging to Takasaki Rolling Stock Center. The section between the Azuma Line Iwashima and Naganohara Kusatsuguchi, including the Taruzawa Tunnel, known as the shortest tunnel in Japan, was replaced in 2014 with the construction of the Yanba Dam.
-Joetsu Line II: On the northern section from Minakami Station, a small number of [Shonan colors] are active, mainly on the 115 series [2nd and 3rd generation Niigata colors] of the Niigata Rolling Stock Center.
-Shin-Etsu Main Line: The former route between Takasaki, Nagano and Niigata is divided into three sections in exchange for the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The Usui Pass with a steep slope of up to 66.7 m2 stood, and the line between Yokogawa and Karuizawa, which passed Series 115 with the power of two EF63s, was abolished in 1997.
-Shinano Railway / Echigo Tokimeki Railway The Karuizawa-Shinonoi line was operated by the 115 series even after the conversion to Shinano Railway Shinano Railway in 1997. In 2015, the line between Nagano and Naoetsu was converted to the Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line and the Echigo Toki-Meki Railway Myoko-Haneuma Line.
-Shinetsu Main Line II: Series 115 belonging to Niigata Rolling Stock Center is used between Naoetsu and Niigata.
-Hakushin Line / Uetsu Main Line: Series 115 is active. Many trains run directly to the Murakami Station, the end point of the DC electrified section, through the Hakushin and Uetsu main lines.
-Echigo Line / Yahiko Line: At the time of electrification in 1984, Kumoha 115 + Kumoha 114 were introduced. Recently, replacement with E127 system and E129 system is progressing.
-Shinonoi Line: [Nagano Color] Series 115 belonging to Nagano General Vehicle Center arrives and departs at the switchback type Obasute Station / Kuwanohara Signal Center.
-Chuo Main Line: The [Ska color] 115 series, which used to be active many times, is also called [Mountain ska]. Of the slightly remaining vehicles belonging to the Nagano General Vehicle Center, the six C1 trains became the only commercial vehicle [ska color].
-Supervision: Makoto Yamabe
-Composition and direction: Masayuki Miyachi
-Production: Dorindo Co., Ltd.
-Voice: Dolby Digital
-Recording time: 94 minutes
* Same content as [DW-4851] released in August 2015.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )