Seibu 3000 series

Seibu 3000 series

Set 3001 in July 2012
In service 1982 - Present
Manufacturer Seibu Railway
Constructed 1982-1987
Scrapped 2010-
Number built 72 vehicles (9 sets)
Number in service 28 vehicles (4 sets)
Formation 6/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers 3001-3017
Operator Seibu Railway
Depot(s) Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso
Line(s) served Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Seibu Shinjuku Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 105 km/h (65 mph)
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method overhead catenary
Multiple working N/A
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Seibu 3000 series (西武3000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1982.[1]

Design

Nine 8-car sets (72 vehicles) were built between 1982 and 1987, intended for use on all-stations "Local" services on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.[1] The trains combined 20 m long steel bodies with three pairs of sliding doors per side, based on the New 101 series design with similar underframes as the 2000 series trains.[1] The trains were originally painted in the same livery applied to the 101 and 301 series trains, consisting of "lemon yellow" with a "warm grey" band around the windows, and unpainted stainless steel doors, but by 1999, the fleet was repainted in all-over yellow.[1] The trains were air-conditioned from new.[1]

Fleet

As of 1 April 2014, the fleet consists of two 8-car sets, based at Kotesashi and Minami-Iriso depots for use on Seibu Ikebukuro Line and Seibu Shinjuku Line workings respectively, and two 6-car sets based at Minami-Iriso.[2]

Formations

8-car sets

The eight-car sets are formed as shown below with six motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 Tc2
Numbering 3000 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 3000

6-car sets

6-car set 3005 on the Seibu Kokubunji Line in November 2010

The six-car sets are formed as shown below with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[2]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Tc1 M1 M2 M5 M6 Tc2
Numbering 3000 3100 3100 3100 3100 3000

Interior

Interior view, February 2014

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. Priority seats are provided at the end of each car.[2]

History

In 2010, sets 3005 and 3007 were reduced from eight to six cars, and the surplus cars scrapped.[3] In December 2014, set 3009 was also reduced from eight to six cars.[4]

Livery variations

Ikebukuro Line set 3011 was repainted in a Galaxy Express 999 livery from May 2009, and set 3015 was repainted in a Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team livery from July 2010 and branded "L-train".[1]

Resale

Set 3007 was transferred to the Ohmi Railway in Shiga Prefecture in December 2014.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 200. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 54-59. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
  3. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表 2011 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2011]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. July 2011. p. 186. ISBN 978-4-330-22711-5.
  4. ↑ 3000系3009編成が6輌化されて小手指車両基地へ [3000 series set 3009 reduced to 6 cars and transferred to Kotesashi Depot]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  5. ↑ 3000系3007編成が近江鉄道へ甲種輸送される [3000 series set 3007 hauled to Ohmi Railway]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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