In the beginning, the light-model Eizan Electric Railway Series Deo 700 was used; it was first run as a shuttle to and from (Iwakura) Nikenchaya, then run to Kurama, mainly in the early mornings and during the night.
当初は（岩倉）二軒茶屋折り返し運行に、後に鞍馬まで早朝・夜間を中心に運行され、単行の叡山電鉄デオ700系電車が使用された。