Hanwa Electric Railway asked the Ministry of the Railway to lease out electric cars to make up for the shortage of cars and they rented two types, Moha 34 and Kuha 38, from the Tokyo Railway Bureau.
当時の阪和電気鉄道が車両不足を補うために鉄道省に電車の貸し出しを申請、東京鉄道局からモハ34-クハ38の2連を借りた。