KiHa 38

KiHa 38
KiHa 38
	Hachiko Line, Kawagoe Line, Kururi Line, Mizushima Main Line, Yangon Circular Railway
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width	2,929 mm (9 ft 7.3 in)
Doors	3 per side
Prime mover(s)	DMF14-HZ
Multiple working	KiHa 30, KiHa 37
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The KiHa 38 (キハ38) is a Japanese

JR East

.

No KiHa 38s remain in service since they ceased operation on the

KiHa E130s

on the same line.

In 2014, five cars were transferred to

Myanmar Railways, and one car was transferred to Mizushima Rinkai Railway

Operations

JR East KiHa 38-2 traversing the Hachiko Line between Kitafujioka and Gumma-Fujioka Station on 1988.
Interior
JR East KiHa 38 on the Kururi Line in 2012.
KiHa 38-1 coupled with KiHa 30–63 in classic two-toned JNR livery in July 2012.

In 2014, KiHa 38 1004 was transferred to the Mizushima Rinkai Railway and was renumbered to KiHa 38 103.^[2] It entered service on 12 May 2014.^[3]

Mizushima Rinkai Railway KiHa 38-104 (formerly KiHa 38–1003) traversing the Mizushima Main Line in 2014.

Five former KiHa 38 railcars were shipped to Myanmar to be operated by

Myanmar Railways in August 2014.^[4] They entered service in 2014.^[5]

The following cars were transferred to Myanmar:

Former number	RBE body number by Myanmar Railways
KiHa 38-2	RBE 25101
KiHa 38-3	RBE 25102
KiHa 38-4	RBE 25103
KiHa 38-1001	RBE 25104
KiHa 38-1002	RBE 25105

^ ^a ^b "千葉県のJR久留里線、引退直前の旧型気動車(その3) - キハ38形" [Chiba prefecture's JR Kururi Line, old railcar just before retirement (Part 3) - Kiha 38 type]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. December 1, 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^ "キハ30，キハ37，キハ38の6両が水島臨海鉄道へ" [6 KiHa 30, KiHa 37, KiHa 38 to Mizushima Rinkai Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ 「キハ37、38、30形式」の運転開始について [Start of KiHa 30 / 37 / 38 operations]. mizurin.co.jp (in Japanese). Japan: Mizushima Rinkai Railway news release. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "ミャンマー国鉄元 JR東日本キハ38形". 2427junction.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
^ "【ミャンマー国鉄】キハ38ミャンマーで運転開始" [(Myanmar National Railways) Kiha 38 start operation in Myanmar]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
^ "いすみポッポの丘がリニューアルオープン" [Isumi Poppo no oka is reopened]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 22, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.