Kônan tetsudô – Ôwani-sen (Part II)

Ôwani-sen  (Part II)   弘南鉄道　大鰐線

0292 Train set 7039-7040 in Ôwani, 11 February 2013

0307 Ôwani station after a heavy snowfall. Standing at the platform is train set 7039-7040. On the left is the JR station. (11 February 2013)

0308 Another view of 7039-7040 at Ôwani in deep snow. (11 Feb.2013)

0339 Locomotive ED22 1 with the snowplough 105 waiting its turn at Ôwani. (11 Feb. 2013)

Snow clearing train with locomotive ED 22 1 and snowplough 105 (3 Sep.1983). Locomotive ED22 1: Built by Baldwin and Westinghouse 1926. Later National Railways. After 1948 sold several times to different companies, arrived at the Kônan Tetsudô's Ôwani-sen in 1974.

School children returning home, with the snow clearing train ED 22 1 + Snowplough 105 in the background. Ôwani, 3 Sep. 1983.

0355 A surprising number of helpers shovelling snow. Train set 7039-7040 at the Ôwani-sen platform. (11 Feb.2013)

0377 Travelling on the Ôwani-sen. Looking back at Sabaishi halt. (11.Feb.2013)

0380 A little shrine near Sabaishi. (11.Feb 2013)

0386 Heading towards Ishikawa, taken from train set 7039-7040. (11.Feb 2013)

0391 Crossing the River Hirakawa (11.2.2013)

0393 The ballast wagon oHOKI 1246 snowed in at Ishikawa. (11.Feb 2013)

0396 Running alongside a JR class 701 train headed for Hirosaki. JR Ôu Honsen trains only stop at Ishikawa. (11.2.2013)

0399 Crossing the JR Ôu Honsen main line at Ishikawa. (11.Feb 2013)

0405 heading towards Tsugaru Ôsawa. Through apple orchards. (11.Feb 2013)

0407 Entering Tsugaru Ôsawa, where the central workshops of the line are located. (11.2.2013)

0416 Train set 7033-7034 waiting at the platform. (11.2.2013)

0420 6007-6008, an old train set out of use. These cars came from the Tôkyû Corporation in Tokyo in 1988. They were members of Tôkyû class 6000, built in 1960/61. (11.2.2013)

0422 Matsukitai halt. (11.2.2013)

0423 In the area of Koguriyama. (11.2.2013)

0430 At Nishi Hirosaki. (11.2.2013)

0433 Looking out behind after leaving Nishi Hirosaki. (11.2.2013)

0436 After Hirokô-shita. (11.2.2013)

0442 Nearing Chûô Hirosaki endstation. (11.2.2013)

0467 Train set 7039-7040 at Chûô Hirosaki endstation, which is quite a distance from the JR Hirosaki station. (11.2.2013)

0471 Another view of train set 7039-7040 at Chûô Hirosaki. (11.2.2013)

0473 The driver of 7039 is checking the bogie and maybe the braking after arriving at Chûô Hirosaki. (11.2.2013)

0480 View over Chûô Hirosaki station and train set 7040-7039. (11.2.2013)