Odakyu retires 5000s, Romancecars 10000, RSE 20000

[bill937ca]

More hits for the fiscal 2011 year end.   Odakyu Electric Railway announced that Romance Car  HiSE (10000 form) Romance Car, RSE (20000 form), and commuting vehicle 5000 type will be retired during a diagram (schedule) revision on March 17, 2012.  

 

In the article the retirement translates to private life, which may mean private rentals only for these Romancecars.

 

As mentioned elsewhere the JR Series 371 which are companions to the RSE 20000 in pool service are also being withdrawn to charter service.

 

http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/130811.html

 

http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/6815_7013180_.pdf

 

Odakyu special last running web site.

 

http://www.odakyu.jp/lastrunning/

[westfalen]

The HiSE 10000 was the first non-commuter train I rode in Japan back in 1990, another one bites the dust.

[The_Ghan]

The ones I rode in 1984 are long gone ... 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

sux i guess thats why tomix redid it

 

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10167117

 

i wouldn't be surprised to see an ann for the other 2 for one of the big manufactures soon as no one has released there full march / april release

[The_Ghan]

keitaro,

 

I'm gonna kill you, man ... if my wife doesn't kill me first !!!

 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[ToniBabelony]

Glad I rode the 10000 Series upfront once from Hakone Yumoto to Shinjuku back in 2002. Great experience! The 5000 Series were then also in full fling service. I think that was also my first non-commuter train experience in Japan. Also, the only time ever I rode dedicated Limited Express rolling stock, come to think of it...

[westfalen]

The first photo I ever took in Japan.

[keitaro]

keitaro,

 

I'm gonna kill you, man ... if my wife doesn't kill me first !!!

 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

 

i know, i will say this here and do not sms you for fear u will get in on time before sell out (i hope the day never comes i meet your wife and some how take the blame for many of your purchases lol), but the restock tab on hs has a few items i beleive you will be interested in !

 

this includes but not limited to 100 series fresh green i really would like a 2nd .... but i just ordered 2 subway's a kato version and the green max version so i can compare them.

 

i was close to ordering the odakyu but it's way left field of my sets. 

 

since i am mainly subway / shinkansen / DMU and freight.

 

I wish i could ride on these but i will miss out i have only ever seen briefly.

[The_Ghan]

keitaro,

 

Hahaha ... I wouldn't worry too much about my wife.  She's easily placated.  Just dangle something shiney in front of her eyes or mention Burberry or Louis Vitton ...

 

I saw the 100 series, but I have one already.

 

I have four Odakyu sets, a 3000, a 3100, and 2x 7000 (one used to belong to cteno4).  So I've reserved a 10000.

 

My Christmas order is held up by the Kato catalog.  I don't mind though, as the office is closed until the 3rd.

 

We should catch up for a beer over the break.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[keitaro]

keitaro,

 

Hahaha ... I wouldn't worry too much about my wife.  She's easily placated.  Just dangle something shiney in front of her eyes or mention Burberry or Louis Vitton ...

 

I saw the 100 series, but I have one already.

 

I have four Odakyu sets, a 3000, a 3100, and 2x 7000 (one used to belong to cteno4).  So I've reserved a 10000.

 

My Christmas order is held up by the Kato catalog.  I don't mind though, as the office is closed until the 3rd.

 

We should catch up for a beer over the break.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

 

yeah wouldn't mind it.

 

i'm kinda anoyed as i have 2 orders this month 1 left but the other order has been preparing to ship from 20th and i still can't click pay ... i'm only in work on the 3rd and 4th in january and have rest of month off so i really hope they let me pay and dispatch asap.

 

would like to see you collection too!

[ISO8]

Hi,all

According to newspaper,  Fuji Kyuko started the negociation about transferring RSE 20000 type.

http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2012012101001689.html

 

However, Fujikyu has bad taste of painting 

To be or not to be...

 

kindly regards,

ISO8

[keitaro]

 

However, Fujikyu has bad taste of painting 

To be or not to be...

 

kindly regards,

ISO8

 

 

yes and no

 

while i do not like the 2000 limited express

 

this is damn nice http://www.fujikyu-railway.jp/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=15006

I wouldn't mind their thomas land train either 

 

i like a few others too. Still interested to see what they do with this. Also how will the formation be?

[ISO8]

Hi all,

Odakyu railway released the official movie of retiring rollingstocks 

 

5000 type

 

introduction

 

But it is regrettable that superimpose are in Japanese.

 

kindly regards,

 

ISO8

[Martijn Meerts]

They look newer and more modern than most new trains in The Netherlands :)

 

They recently announced they were coming out with new trains here, turns out they're just refurbished versions of trains that have been running since the 1980s.. (granted, they fixed up the interior quite a lot :))

[disturbman]

Martijn, do you have pictures to share?... Maybe in the correct "Non-Japanese Prototypes" forum. :)

[Martijn Meerts]

It doesn't deserve it's own topic :) Here's a link with a video and some pictures. Text is in Dutch, but it's not common to find anything about Dutch trains in any other language ;)

 

http://www.treinreiziger.nl/actueel/binnenland/eerste_nieuwe_intercity_dubbeldekker_nid_voor_ns-144152

[bill937ca]

The end of the financial year in Japan brings a season of line closings. 

 

[bill937ca]

Last run of the Odakyu 5000s.

 

 

[gmat]

I've been taking photos of the three retiring and the discontinued JR Central trains over the past few months, but haven't posted them. I'm starting now starting from the last run on the 16th. I was only able to shoot the 20000 RSE as I had to work that day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best wishes,

Grant

[gmat]

The rest of the photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rest next.

 

Best wishes,

Grant

[gmat]

The final bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I believe that this was the driver of the RSE 20000.

 

A select few were able to shoot from behind the barrier.

 

 

 

Scheduled times for the RSE 20000 departures.

 

 

 

 

 

A fan who was lucky and got the souvenir cards let others take photos of them.

 

 

Best wishes,

Grant

[The_Ghan]

I like the boom mike, which I presume was at the ready in case the train decided to answer a few questions itself ... 

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[gmat]

Ha Ha, I know,.... that's how a fan was able to identify a specific train model just by listening to the whine of the motors starting up and going. I see a few fans with mikes but they usually record station announcements.

 

 

Best wishes,

Grant

[The_Ghan]

gmat,

 

I don't doubt it.  The sound, and smell, of particular trains is important to me too.  I used to love the high pitched whine of the 115-0 Yokosukas as I rode them along the Chuo Main line.  Here in Australia it was our old red rattler suburbans.  I actually used to enjoy the way the motors would trip out as they crossed a set of points along with the electrical smell and the sound of the rattling windows. 

 

When those guys play their recorded sounds back in 20 years it will really, really take them back to that day!!!

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[gmat]

This is the JR Central 371 series Asagiri that also retired on Mar. 16th, 2012. Taken on the 13th of March, three days before the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best wishes,

Grant