Keikyu 700 series (1956)

Keikyu 1000 series

A 600 series set in 1985
In service 1956–1986
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car
Number in service None
Number preserved 1 car
Operator(s) Keikyu
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Doors 2 per side
Maximum speed 105 km/h (65 mph) (service)
120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1]
Power output 75 kW x 4 per motor car
Acceleration 2.3 km/h/s
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Pantograph
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Keikyu 700 series (京急700形), later reclassified Keikyu 600 series (京急600形) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.[1]

History

The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.[1]

From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed.[1] At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.[1]

Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.[1]

Resale

Kotoden 1070 series, August 2010

Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.[1]

The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.[2]

Keikyu No. Type Withdrawn Resold to Kotoden Kotoden No.
605 M1c 31 May 1984 23 December 1984 1071
608 M2c 31 May 1984 23 December 1984 1072
609 M1c 31 March 1986 1 April 1987 1073
612 M2c 31 March 1986 1 April 1987 1074
613 M1c 31 March 1986 4 December 1986 1075
616 M2c 31 March 1986 4 December 1986 1076

Preservation

Car DeHa 601 is preserved in a park in Zushi, Kanagawa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Saiki, Minoru (July 2014). "高性能車草分けの特急車　京浜急行電鉄600形" [Pioneering limited express trains: Keikyu 600 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43 no. 363 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun). pp. 77–79.
  2. ↑ Sato, Ryosuke (2014). 京急電車の運転と車両探見 [Examining Keikyu Train Operations and Rolling Stock]. Tokyo, Japan: JTB Can Books. p. 175. ISBN 978-4-533-09705-8.

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