Toei 8800 series

Toei 8800 series

Four 8800 series cars in December 2010
In service April 2009
Manufacturer Alna Sharyo
Replaced Toei 7500 series
Constructed 20092010
Number built 10 vehicles
Number in service 10 vehicles
Formation Single car
Fleet numbers 88018810
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s) Arakawa
Line(s) served Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Doors 2 per side
Electric system(s) 600 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 8800 series (東京都交通局8800形) is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since April 2009.

Operations

The fleet of ten cars is based at Arakawa Depot, and operates on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.[1]

Liveries

The tramcars are finished in a white livery with coloured ends and a roofline stripe. The colours used on individual cars are as follows.[1]

Car No. Colour
8801      Rose pink
8802      Rose pink
8803      Rose pink
8804      Rose pink
8805      Rose pink
8806      Violet
8807      Violet
8808      Orange
8809      Orange
8810      Yellow

History

The first two cars, 8801 and 8802, entered revenue service on 26 April 2009.[2] The last car built, yellow-liveried 8810, was delivered in December 2010.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 31. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  2. 東京都交通局8800形が営業運転を開始 [Toei 8800 series enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. イエローカラーの都電8810号車が試運転 [Yellow-liveried Toden 8810 test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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