Nagano Electric Railway 2000 series
2000 series | |
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In service | March 1957 – March 2012 |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo |
Built at | Tokyo/Nagoya |
Number built | 12 vehicles (4 sets) |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 3 vehicles (1 set) |
Number scrapped | 9 vehicles (3 sets) |
Formation | 3 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | A–D |
Operators | Nagano Electric Railway |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Car length | 18 m (59 ft 1 in) |
Doors | 2 per side |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Overhead catenary |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Nagano Electric Railway 2000 series (長野電鉄2000系) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nagano Electric Railway in Japan from March 1957 until March 2012.
Formations
[edit]The sets were formed as follows.[1][2]
Set | Mc1 | T | Mc2 | Delivered | A/C added | Withdrawn | |
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A | MoHa 2001 | SaHa 2051 | MoHa 2002 | February 1957 | May 1990 | March 2011 | |
B | MoHa 2003 | SaHa 2052 | MoHa 2004 | July 1989 | August 2005 | ||
C | MoHa 2005 | SaHa 2053 | MoHa 2006 | November 1959 | July 1990 | December 2006 | |
D | MoHa 2007 | SaHa 2054 | MoHa 2008 | August 1964 | May 1989 |
The Mc1 and Mc2 cars were each fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]
Exterior
[edit]The first three sets (A to C) delivered trains were finished in a deep maroon livery with a thin waistline stripe and end "whiskers". Set D was delivered in a two-tone livery of maroon and cream. All sets were subsequently repainted into the same two-tone livery, and this was replaced by a revised livery with crimson window band when the sets were modified with air-conditioning from 1989 to 1990. In 2007, set A was returned to its original deep maroon livery, and set D was repainted into its original crimson and cream "apple" livery.[1]
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Set A in original deep maroon livery, January 2011
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Set D repainted into its original "apple" livery, August 2007
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Set D in revised crimson and cream livery, May 2006
Interior
[edit]The sets had pairs of seats that rotate to face the direction of travel.
History
[edit]The first two sets (A and B) were delivered in February 1957 from Nippon Sharyo's Tokyo factory, and entered service from March 1957. The 2nd-batch set (set C) was delivered in November 1959 from Nippon Sharyo's Tokyo factory, and the 3rd-batch set (set D) was delivered in August 1964 from Nippon Sharyo's Nagoya factory.[1]
Sets B and C were withdrawn in 2005 and 2006 respectively following the introduction of 1000 series EMUs. With the introduction of new 2100 series EMUs, set A was withdrawn in March 2011, and set D was also removed from regular service, except for special services, and while final withdrawal was originally scheduled for August 2011,[1] it was kept in occasional use up until March 2013.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Fukuhara, Shunichi (September 2011). "長野電鉄2000系" [Nagano Electric Railway 2000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 605. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 109–115.
- ^ a b 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. August 2010. p. 79. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
- ^ 長野電鉄で『さようなら2000系D編成引退記念ツアー』 ["Farewell 2000 series set D tour" on Nagano Electric Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Nagano Electric Railway site (in Japanese)