Tōbu 10000 series

Tōbu 10000 series

Tōjō Line 10000 series 10-car set 11006, February 2008
In service 1983–Present
Manufacturer Alna Kōki, Fuji Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed 1983–1995
Refurbishment 2007-
Number built 486 vehicles
Formation 2/4/6/8/10 cars per trainset
Operator Tobu Railway
Depot(s) Kasukabe, Shinrinkōen, Shin-Tochigi
Line(s) served Tōbu Isesaki Line, Tōbu Nikkō Line, Tōbu Tōjō Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead lines
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tōbu 10000 series (東武10000系?) is a commuter electric multiple unit train type operated by Tobu Railway in Japan.

First entering service in 1983 on the Tōbu Tōjō Line (1984 on the Tōbu Isesaki Line), production continued through to 1995, with a total of 486 vehicles built.

Contents

Variants

10000 series

These were built to replace the remaining 7300 series trains on the Tōjō Main Line. The corrugated stainless steel body design was based on the prototype 9000 series set built in 1981, while the front end design was derived from the earlier 8000 series EMUs. The seat covers were initially brown ("Colorado orange"), but later changed to the standard light green colour used on sets built from 1986.

Sets are configured as 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-car sets. The four 10-car sets (11003 to 11006) used on the Tōjō Line were formed in 1989 by adding two newly-built intermediate cars to 8-car sets 11803 to 11806.

Two 2-car sets (11201 and 11202) were transferred to the Tōjō Line in May 2008 to augment the two remaining 8-car sets following the decision to run only 10-car formations on the Tōjō Line from the start of the June 2008 timetable.

Year built Set numbers External features Internal features
1983 11201
11601-2
11801-2		    
1984 11202
11603-4		    
1985 11203-4
11803-5		 LEDs used for bodyside indicator lamps.  
1986 11605
11806		 Painted running numbers instead of numberplates. Internal doors fitted.
1986 11606-9 Painted running numbers instead of numberplates. Brown floor covering (instead of green), light green seat covers.
1989 cars 15003-6
16003-6		    

Total number of vehicles built: 118

Formations

10-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T1 M4 TM1 T2 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000 16000 17000 18000 19000 10000

The M1 and M4 cars are each fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

8-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T1 T2 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 11800 12800 13800 14800 15800 16800 17800 18800

The M1 cars are each fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

6-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T3 M3 Tc2
Numbering 11600 12600 13600 14600 15600 16600

The M1 and M3 cars were originally fitted with two scissors type pantographs, but these were replaced by two single-arm pantographs on the M1 cars and one single-arm pantograph on the M3 cars after refurbishment.[1]

2-car sets
Designation Mc Tc3
Numbering 11200 12200

The Mc cars are fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

Refurbishment

From 2007, Isesaki Line 10000 series sets began receiving life extension refurbishment similar to that applied to the 9000 series EMUs. This involved new interiors, and the addition of front-end skirts, single-arm pantographs, high-intensity headlights, and full-colour LED destination indicators.


10030 series

The 10030 subseries featured a new lightweight stainless steel body design, with a reduced number of bodyside corrugations and dull finish. A new bolsterless bogie was used. Internally, seat width was increased from 425 mm to 450 mm.

Two 10-car sets (11031 and 11032) were introduced in 1989 on the Tōjō Line, the first time fixed 10-car sets had been used on Tōbu overground trains.

Year built Set numbers External features Internal features
1987 11431-2    
1988 11433-4
11631-3		    
1989 11435-8
11634
11031-2		 Aluminium honeycomb construction used for doors  
1990 11439-43
11635-9		 Radio receiver fitted.  
1991 11444-48
11640-4		   Grab handles increased and changed from circular to triangular.

Total number of vehicles built: 176

Formations

10-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T1 M4 TM1 T2 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 11030 12030 13030 14030 15030 16030 17030 18030 19030 10030

The M1 and M4 cars are each fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

6-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T3 M3 Tc2
Numbering 11630 12630 13630 14630 15630 16630

The M1 and M3 cars are each fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

4-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 11430 12430 13430 14430

The M1 cars are fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

Refurbishment

Isesaki Line 10030 series sets began receiving life extension refurbishment from 2011, with the first set returned to service in March 2011. Refurbishment involves new interiors, and the addition of front-end skirts, high-intensity headlights, and full-colour LED destination indicators.[2]


10050 series

This sub-series was built from 1992 to replace non-air-conditioned 3000 series trains. The design incorporated a number of further minor changes to the previous 10030 series design.

Year built Set numbers External features Internal features
1992 11251-5
11451-2
11651-7		   Inclusion of wheelchair spaces.
1993 11453-4
11658-60		    
1994 11256-62
11455-6
11661-4		    
1995 11263-4
11457-8
11665		 Ventilator units removed. Single-arm pantograph (Set 11267 only)  

Total number of vehicles built: 188

6-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 T3 M3 Tc2
Numbering 11650 12650 13650 14650 15650 16650

The M1 and M3 cars are each fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

4-car sets
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 11450 12450 13450 14450

The M1 cars are fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

2-car sets
Designation Mc Tc3
Numbering 11250 12250

The Mc cars are fitted with two scissors type pantographs (single-arm type on set 11267).[1]


10080 series

Identical in outward appearance to other 10030 series sets, one 4-car set (11480) was built in 1988 to test VVVF control equipment, which was subsequently used on the 100 series Spacia EMUs and later commuter EMU types.

Car 11480 of this set was experimentally repainted at Kasukabe depot for evaluation with blue/white/light blue stripes to match the colour scheme applied to the 8000 series sets, but this colour scheme was ultimately not used.

Formation

Designation Tc1 M1 M2 Tc2
Numbering 11480 12480 13480 14480

The M1 cars are fitted with two scissors type pantographs.[1]

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tobu_10000_series Tobu 10000 series] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  • "２００６東武鉄道通勤車両カタログ [2006 Tōbu Railway Commuter Rolling Stock Catalogue]". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Kōtsū Shimbun) 35 (263): p21–26. March 2006. 
  • "大手私鉄車両ファイル：車両配置表" (Major Private Railway Allocation Data), published with September 2007 issue of Japan Railfan Magazine
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010]. Japan: JRR. August 2010. pp. 36–40. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0. 
  2. ^ "東武10030系リニューアル車が営業運転を開始 [Tobu 10030 series refurbished set enter service]" (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. 8 March 2011. http://railf.jp/news/2011/03/08/125400.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 

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