Odakyū 3000 series SE

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Preserved Odakyū 3000 series SE at Ebina depot (October 2007)
Preserved Odakyū 3000 series SE at Ebina depot (October 2007)
Preserved Odakyū 3000 series SSE at Ebina depot (October 2007)
Preserved Odakyū 3000 series SSE at Ebina depot (October 2007)

The 3000 series SE (Super Express), later renamed SSE (Short Super Express), was an EMU series used by the Odakyu Electric Railway, in the Tokyo area of Japan.

Service first started in 1957 with the SE trainset, which, on a trial run, attained the world speed record at the time (145 km/h/90 mph) for a narrow gauge train. This record gave impetus for the design of the first Shinkansen, the 0 Series. The 50th anniversary of the Romancecar's narrow gauge world speed record was celebrated on September 28, 2007.[1]

The trains were reformed from eight cars to five in 1968, becoming the 3000 series SSE (Short Super Express).

The SE was in service from 1957 to 1968, and the SSE from 1968 to 1991.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "５０年前の特急ロマンスカーが登場", Asahi, 2007-10-03. Retrieved on 2007-11-30. (Japanese) 
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