First of all, I'm not good at English, so I'll use a translator. I apologize if the sentences are strange. Main topic(The era is set in 2020) The Hakone Tozan Railway is a mountain railway located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is known for running through the mountainous area of Hakone. This railway features steep slopes of 80‰ and switchbacks. The maximum speed of the route is 40km/h The Hakone Tozan Railway has a track width of 1,435mm and a voltage of 750V. Route map There is a route from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station, but that uses Odakyu Electric Railway vehicles, so the route I would like to propose this time is to use the mountain train from Hakone-Yumoto Station to Gora Station. There are 7 stations.(Hakone yumoto - gora) The distance from Hakone Yumoto Station to Gora Station is approximately 8.9 km. The maximum slope is 80‰ and the ride time is about 40 minutes. Train In 2020, Hakone Tozan Railway has six trains in operation, including track maintenance vehicles, and we would like TSW to use these three. All trains are manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. 1000 series It is a Cardan drive train that was introduced in 1981, and is affectionately known as the "Bernina'' after Switzerland's Rhaetian Railway, which has a sister relationship with the Hakone Tozan Railway. It used to operate with a fixed 2-car formation, but in 2004 it was changed to a fixed 3-car formation. 2000 series It was nicknamed "St. Moritz'' after the tourist destination along the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland, with which it has a sister railway partnership. Initially, it appeared as a two-car train, and in 1997, one three-car train was added. 3000 series It is the first vehicle on the Hakone Tozan Railway to adopt VVVF inverter control, and by connecting it with the 2000 series, it was introduced to make all trains 3-car during the busy season. The design is by Noriaki Okabe Architecture Network, which also designed the Odakyu Romance Car VSE and MSE. It was nicknamed "Allegra'' after Switzerland, where the Rhaetian Railway, with which it has a sister railway alliance, runs, and from the Romansh greeting used in Switzerland. Reason for proposal etc. This train is powered entirely by pantographs. The train safety system uses ATS. The safety brake is a rail crimping type. This is because you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery of cherry blossoms blooming in the spring, fresh greenery in the summer, autumn leaves in the fall, and snow falling on the mountain railway line in the winter. I would like to share with you what I can approach and what wonderful things there are in Kanagawa Prefecture, which I have fond memories of and am familiar with. We want you to experience the best scenery with the best graphics. thank you for reading
