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Nothing unusual or newsworthy here. Just my favorite Kanto region rolling stock (since the retirement of the Keikyu 1000 series). I love how when worked, the traction motors on these units almost sound automotive- going away, it sounds like a racecar. Also, motor driving units with pantographs are "boss"! Express bound for Chuo Rinkan passing through Tsukushino: Accelerating from a stop (at Fujigaoka Station). Hear that sublime chopper whine, signature Tokyu, and also common on the Toyoko Line when the 8000 series were in their prime, before the beer cans took over (first train in the series): same location, some knarly traction roar towards the end there: