KiHa E200 series

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Introducing

The KiHa E200 series (キハE200形, KiHa E200-gata) is a type of hybrid railcar operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. 

The series comprises three examples manufactured by Tokyu Car Corporation. It is the first hybrid railcar to enter commercial service.

(Wikipedia)

Console details

On the left-hand side of the console, you'll find :

• At the top, various indicators. In this order :
  1. Incident (事故)
  2. Emergency short circuit (非常短絡)
  3. ATS power supply (ATS電源)
  4. ATS in progress (ATS動作)
  5. Snow resistance (耐雪ブレーキ)
  6. Safety Brakes (直通予備)
     
  7. Cruise control (定速)
  8. Inspection in progress (点検中)
• Below is the ATS-P/Ps dial with the following indicators:
  1. Normal operation of safety systems (保安装置正常動作)
  2. P power supply (P電源)
  3. Pattern approach (パターン接近)
  4. Brake operation (ブレーキ動作)
  5. Brake release (ブレーキ開放)
  6. ATS-P
  7. ATS-Ps
  8. P failure (P故障)
  9. Ps failure (Ps故障)
• Bottom left, brake level and emergency brake indicator in red (非常) and speed limit indicator in green (抑速)
• Then the brake cylinder pressure (black arrow) and compressed air reservoir pressure(red arrow) dial
• Then the speed dial
• And finally, the door-closing indicator and pocket watch.

The right-hand section contains the screen displaying train and journey information. The top banner contains the following information: 

• The name of the screen (運転土情報 - Driving information)
• The train number
• The train type (普通 - Local)
• The destination (小諸 - Komoro)
• The time of day
• The distance from departure (キロ程)
• The train formation type (2両編成 - 2 cars)
• The current speed (速度)

The next section shows the different cars. The cars can take 2 colors: blue (engines are used) or yellow (brakes are used).

Below is a table displaying the opening status of the doors (ドア状態), 1-3 being the doors on the left, 2-4 those on the right. They are open when the indicator (閉) is lit.

In the next area, on the left, we have a list containing the current station (or the one we've just left) and the next 2 stations (plus an arrow indicating the train's position) as well as the stop (停車) or passing indication. The right-hand side displays the name of the next stop (次停車駅) and whether the stop covers the whole train (全車) or just certain cars (自車).

Finally, there are a series of buttons (not usable in the simulator).

Availability

This model is available on these lines:

• Koumi Line