2000 series
Set D, September 2007
In serviceMarch 1957 – March 2012
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Built atTokyo/Nagoya
Number built12 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved3 vehicles (1 set)
Number scrapped9 vehicles (3 sets)
Formation3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersA–D
OperatorsNagano Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors2 per side
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead catenary
Track gauge1,067 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

The sets were formed as follows.[1][2]

SetMc1TMc2DeliveredA/C addedWithdrawn
A MoHa 2001SaHa 2051MoHa 2002February 1957May 1990March 2011
B MoHa 2003SaHa 2052MoHa 2004July 1989August 2005
C MoHa 2005SaHa 2053MoHa 2006November 1959July 1990December 2006
D MoHa 2007SaHa 2054MoHa 2008August 1964May 1989 

The Mc1 and Mc2 cars were each fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]

Exterior

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]

Interior

Interior of MoHa 2002 car, May 2005

The sets had pairs of seats that rotate to face the direction of travel.

History

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Sets B and C were withdrawn in 2005 and 2006 respectively following the introduction of 1000 series EMUs. With the introduction of new 2100 series EMUs, set A was withdrawn in March 2011, and set D was also removed from regular service, except for special services, and while final withdrawal was originally scheduled for August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

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
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