Chichibu Railway 1000 series

Chichibu Railway 1000 series

1000 series in the second livery, December 2007
In service 19862014
Manufacturer JNR, Chichibu Railway
Constructed 19861989
Number built 36 vehicles (12 sets)
Number in service None
Number scrapped 36 vehicles (12 sets)
Formation 3 cars per trainset
Operator Chichibu Railway
Depot(s) Kumagaya
Line(s) served Chichibu Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors 4 pairs per side
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Chichibu Railway 1000 series (秩父鉄道1000系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type for local services operated by Chichibu Railway in Japan from 1986 until March 2014.[1][2]

History

Twelve 3-car trains were converted in 1986 from former JNR 101 series commuter EMUs. Conversion included the addition of a second pantograph on the DeHa 1000 cars and the inclusion of a luggage area at the cab ends separated by a curtain arrangement.[1]

Air-conditioning was added to the end cars from fiscal 1994, with the centre cars in each set left without air-conditioning.[3]

The trains were modified for wanman driver only operation from December 1999.[1] The final train ran on 23 March 2014.[2]

Formations

The formations and former 101 series identities are as shown below.[4]

DeHa (Mc) DeHa (M) KuHa (Tc) Conversion date Withdrawal date Remarks
1001 (ex KuMoHa 100-117) 1101 (ex MoHa 101-100) 1201 (ex KuHa 101-58) 1 April 1986 12 October 2013 Repainted in sky blue livery 14 October 2007
1002 (ex KuMoHa 100-140) 1102 (ex MoHa 101-179) 1202 (ex KuHa 101-61) 1 April 1986 20 May 2012 Repainted in "100 series" style livery 30 May 2009
1003 (ex KuMoHa 100-133) 1103 (ex MoHa 101-118) 1203 (ex KuHa 101-62) 1 September 1986 2014 Repainted in orange livery 25 August 2011
1004 (ex KuMoHa 100-183) 1104 (ex MoHa 101-252) 1204 (ex KuHa 101-75) 1 November 1986 28 February 2009  
1005 (ex KuMoHa 100-166) 1105 (ex MoHa 101-222) 1205 (ex KuHa 101-64) 20 December 1986 13 December 2011  
1006 (ex KuMoHa 100-1013) 1106 (ex MoHa 101-1013) 1206 (ex KuHa 101-65) 20 January 1986 31 March 2009  
1007 (ex KuMoHa 100-130) 1107 (ex MoHa 101-112) 1207 (ex KuHa 101-66) 1 April 1987 8 December 2012 Repainted in yellow Chichibu Railway livery 3 October 2009
1008 (ex KuMoHa 100-154) 1108 (ex MoHa 101-212) 1208 (ex KuHa 101-79) 29 March 1989 23 August 2011  
1009 (ex KuMoHa 100-174) 1109 (ex MoHa 101-236) 1209 (ex KuHa 101-80) 20 April 1989 19 February 2011 Repainted in light green with yellow stripe 5 April 2008
1010 (ex KuMoHa 100-160) 1110 (ex MoHa 101-208) 1210 (ex KuHa 101-73) 23 September 1989 2014  
1011 (ex KuMoHa 100-175) 1111 (ex MoHa 101-237) 1211 (ex KuHa 101-81) 18 October 1989 25 March 2010 Repainted in orange livery 1 September 2007
1012 (ex KuMoHa 100-192) 1112 (ex MoHa 101-263) 1212 (ex KuHa 101-82) 27 December 1989 3 December 2010 Repainted in yellow livery 24 November 2009

The DeHa 1000 car is fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.[5]

Livery variations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "秩父の電車たち" [Trains of the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 48 (564): p92–99. April 2008.
  2. 2.0 2.1 秩父鉄道「さよなら1003号貸切運転・撮影会ツアー」開催 [Chichibu Railway organizes "Farewell 1003 charter train and photographic tour"]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 43 (361): p.74. 2014.
  3. "全国注目の私鉄車両総ガイド" [General Guide to Private Railway Rolling Stock in the Spotlight Nationwide]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 41 (344): p.7. December 2012.
  4. Terada, Hirokazu (February 2014). 秩父鉄道における国鉄形車両 [Former JNR rolling stock on the Chichibu Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 54 (634): p.32.
  5. 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012]. Japan: JRR. July 2012. p. 25/196. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.
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