Shin-Keisei 8800 series

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Shin-Keisei 8800 series
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Set 8816 in revised livery in September 2014
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Entered serviceFebruary 1986
Refurbished2017-
Number built96 vehicles (12 sets)
Number in service96 vehicles (16 sets)
Formation6 cars per set
Fleet numbers8801–8816
Operator(s)Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Depot(s)Kunugiyama
Line(s) servedShin-Keisei Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead wire
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Shin-Keisei 8800 series (新京成8800形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Shin-Keisei Electric Railway on the Shin-Keisei Line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, since 1986.

Formations[]

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of 16 six-car sets based at Kunugiyama Depot with three motored (M) cars and three trailer (T) cars, formed as shown below, with the Tc1 car at the Tsudanuma end.[1]

Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T M Tc2
Numbering 88xx-1 88xx-2 88xx-3 88xx-4 88xx-5 88xx-6
  • The M and M2 cars are each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs. Sets 8804, 8808, 8812, and 8816 have single-arm pantographs.[1]
  • The T car is designated as having mild air-conditioning.[1]

History[]

The trains were originally formed as eight-cars sets, with the first set introduced on 26 February 1986.[2] This was followed by four more sets in 1987, two sets in 1988, two sets in 1989, two sets in 1990, and one set in 1991.[2][3]

The original eight-car sets were formed as follows.[4] The two M2 cars were each fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[4]

Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T2 T1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 88xx 88xx 88xx 88xx 88xx 88xx 88xx 88xx

  • Original 8-car set 8889 in August 2006

  • 6-car set 8805 in original livery in April 2015

In 2013, sets 8806 and 8815 were experimentally equipped with LED headlights, but these were subsequently replaced by conventional lights.[5] Set 8801 received LED headlights from June 2015.[5]

Livery variations[]

The first set to receive Shin-Keisei's new pink corporate livery introduced in 2014 was 8816 in August 2014.[6]

  • Set 8811 in February 2013 in revised livery with maroon stripes

  • Set 8803 in new corporate livery in March 2016

Refurbishment[]

A programme of refurbishment of the fleet was started in 2017, with new interior panels, flooring and seat covers. One trainset is scheduled to be treated every year.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 歴史年表1980年 - 1989年 [Chronology 1980 - 1989]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ 歴史年表1980年 - 1989年 [Chronology 1990 - 1999]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shin-Keisei Electric Railway. 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b 私鉄車両編成表 '07年版 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2007] (in Japanese). Japan: JRR. 1 October 2007. p. 23. ISBN 978-4-88283-228-7.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b 新京成8800形8801編成にLED前照灯 [Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8801 fitted with LED headlights]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ 新京成8800形8816編成が試運転 [Shin-Keisei 8800 series set 8816 test-run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ^ 新京成電鉄，8800形の内装をリニューアル [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway refurbishes 8800 series interior]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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