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Japanese Government Railways Iro163(163~172)

Iro163 (163-172) was a first- and second-class combination four-wheel passenger car made at the Shimbashi factory. It is one of the group of Type 150, which consists of first- and second-class four-wheeled carriages. The exact type name of this carriage at the time of manufacture is unknown, but the construction of the carriage is similar to the type E shown in the 1893 type drawing. Later, in 1897, these coaches were numbered Ni22 to Ni31. Later, after the nationalization of private railways such as Nippon Railway and Sanyo Railway, these carriages were grouped together with similar carriages of former private railways into Type 150, and became Iro163~Iro172 of the Type 150. After 1913, these carriages were converted to second-class cars and second- and third-class combination coaches. In this mod, I also cover the carriages that were converted to type 156 and became 2nd class carriages.

~MOD Contents~
8 types of coaches will be added, reproducing the differences in appearance from different eras. These will be added as variations of [Iro163 (163~172)] and [Ro163, Ro168~Ro171 (Carriages converted to second-class cars of Iro 163)] as follows, respectively. The [Ni23], [Ni24], [Ro168] and [Ro169] are not type names, but numbers of carriages to be added in this mod. In addition, since the exact type names and car numbers in the early years are unknown, so carriages with specifications in the Meiji 20's are named as (Passenger car which became Ni22~Ni31 after 1897).

○Iro163 (163~172) 6 types below
Appearance year: 1896~1898
○(Passenger car which became Ni22~Ni31 after 1897) Late Meiji 20's (with brake cylinder)
○(Passenger car which became Ni22~Ni31 after 1897) Late Meiji 20's
Appearance year: 1897~1912
○Ni24 (JGR Before Late Meiji era) with brake cylinder
○Ni23 (JGR Before Late Meiji era)
Appearance year: 1910~1927
○Iro163(163~172) Late Meiji era ~ early Taisho era, with brake cylinder
Appearance year: 1910~1926
○Iro163(163~172) Late Meiji era ~ early Taisho era

○Ro163, Ro168~Ro171 (Carriages converted to second-class cars of Iro 163) 2 types below
Appearance year: 1913~1935
○Ro169 (Early Taisho era) with brake cylinder
○Ro168 (Early Taisho era)

~In game performance~
6 types of [Iro163 (163~172)] and 2 types of [Ro163, Ro168~Ro171 (Carriages converted to second-class cars of Iro 163)], the only difference in performance is the capacity.
Max speed : 75km/h
Weight : 6.85t
Length(including buffer) : About 8.25m
Capacity : 13　(The carriages downgraded to second class have a capacity 12)
The capacity of the coach in my mod is half of actual capacity.

～Caution～
○There are many unknowns about Japanese vehicles of Meiji era. So, I have made my own guesses about the dimensions, colors, and other unknowns. Therefore, the dimensions and shape may differ from the actual car, and some parts may not be reproduced.
○When installing the mod, please make sure that it works on your own PC and install it at your own risk.
Please understand the above in advance.

-Don’t redistribute the data of this mod without my permission. –

I'm not good at English. I wrote this description with the help of deepl translator. I’m sorry if my English is wrong.

2024/10/23 Updated textures. To improve the reproduction, a color band indicating the class of the passenger car has been added to the inside of the door for variations from 1897 onward.