Chichibu Railway 1000 series

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Chichibu Railway 1000 series
Chichibu Railway 1002 20080126.jpg
1000 series set 1002 in the second livery in January 2008
In service1986–2014
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed1959–1968
Refurbished1986–1989
Scrapped2009–2014
Number built36 vehicles (12 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number scrapped36 vehicles (12 sets)
Formation3 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Chichibu Railway
Depot(s)Kumagaya
Line(s) servedChichibu Main Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors4 pairs per side
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead wire
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Chichibu Railway 1000 series (秩父鉄道1000系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type for local services operated by Chichibu Railway in Japan from 1986 until March 2014.[1][2]

History[]

Twelve three-car trains were converted in 1986 from former JNR 101 series commuter EMUs. Conversion included the addition of a second pantograph on the DeHa 1000 cars and the inclusion of a luggage area at the cab ends separated by a curtain arrangement.[1]

Air-conditioning was added to the end cars from fiscal 1994, with the centre cars in each set left without air-conditioning.[3]

The trains were modified for wanman driver only operation from December 1999.[1] The final train ran on 23 March 2014.[2]

Formations[]

The formations and former 101 series identities were as shown below.[4]

DeHa (Mc) DeHa (M) KuHa (Tc) Conversion date Withdrawal date Remarks
1001 (ex KuMoHa 100-117) 1101 (ex MoHa 101-100) 1201 (ex KuHa 101-58) 1 April 1986 12 October 2013 Repainted in sky blue livery 14 October 2007
1002 (ex KuMoHa 100-140) 1102 (ex MoHa 101-179) 1202 (ex KuHa 101-61) 1 April 1986 20 May 2012 Repainted in "100 series" style livery 30 May 2009
1003 (ex KuMoHa 100-133) 1103 (ex MoHa 101-118) 1203 (ex KuHa 101-62) 1 September 1986 2014 Repainted in orange livery 25 August 2011
1004 (ex KuMoHa 100-183) 1104 (ex MoHa 101-252) 1204 (ex KuHa 101-75) 1 November 1986 28 February 2009  
1005 (ex KuMoHa 100-166) 1105 (ex MoHa 101-222) 1205 (ex KuHa 101-64) 20 December 1986 13 December 2011  
1006 (ex KuMoHa 100-1013) 1106 (ex MoHa 101-1013) 1206 (ex KuHa 101-65) 20 January 1986 31 March 2009  
1007 (ex KuMoHa 100-130) 1107 (ex MoHa 101-112) 1207 (ex KuHa 101-66) 1 April 1987 8 December 2012 Repainted in yellow Chichibu Railway livery 3 October 2009
1008 (ex KuMoHa 100-154) 1108 (ex MoHa 101-212) 1208 (ex KuHa 101-79) 29 March 1989 23 August 2011  
1009 (ex KuMoHa 100-174) 1109 (ex MoHa 101-236) 1209 (ex KuHa 101-80) 20 April 1989 19 February 2011 Repainted in light green with yellow stripe 5 April 2008
1010 (ex KuMoHa 100-160) 1110 (ex MoHa 101-208) 1210 (ex KuHa 101-73) 23 September 1989 2014  
1011 (ex KuMoHa 100-175) 1111 (ex MoHa 101-237) 1211 (ex KuHa 101-81) 18 October 1989 25 March 2010 Repainted in orange livery 1 September 2007
1012 (ex KuMoHa 100-192) 1112 (ex MoHa 101-263) 1212 (ex KuHa 101-82) 27 December 1989 3 December 2010 Repainted in yellow livery 24 November 2009

The DeHa 1000 car was fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[5]

Livery variations[]

  • Set 1007 repainted into the original livery carried until the 1990s (April 2010)

  • Set 1010 in the second livery carried from the 1990s (December 2007)

  • Set 1011 repainted into JNR orange livery (September 2007)

  • Set 1001 repainted into JNR sky blue livery (January 2008)

  • Set 1012 repainted into JNR canary yellow livery (January 2009)

  • Set 1009 repainted into JR Kansai area light green livery (April 2008)

  • Set 1002 repainted into the early Chichibu Railway livery (not originally carried by these EMUs) (January 2010)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "秩父の電車たち" [Trains of the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 564. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 2008. pp. 92–99.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 秩父鉄道「さよなら1003号貸切運転・撮影会ツアー」開催 [Chichibu Railway organizes "Farewell 1003 charter train and photographic tour"]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 361. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2014. p. 74.
  3. ^ 全国注目の私鉄車両総ガイド [General Guide to Private Railway Rolling Stock in the Spotlight Nationwide]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 344. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. December 2012. p. 7.
  4. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (February 2014). 秩父鉄道における国鉄形車両 [Former JNR rolling stock on the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 634. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. p. 32.
  5. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012]. Japan: JRR. July 2012. p. 25/196. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.
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