Tobu Spacia 100 Series Renewal

[miyakoji]

Courtesy of tobu2181 (appropriately)

 

 

Tobu 100 series, set 105F, is looking good.  I don't know how this compares condition-wise to the 8 other 6-car sets that were constructed, but if it's representative, they aged way better than JRE's 253 series, which were built around the same time.  I remember some considerable deformation in the 253's sheetmetal, and it would have been 8 or 9 years ago now that I had a close look at them.

[Nick_Burman]

Courtesy of tobu2181 (appropriately)

 

 

Tobu 100 series, set 105F, is looking good.  I don't know how this compares condition-wise to the 8 other 6-car sets that were constructed, but if it's representative, they aged way better than JRE's 253 series, which were built around the same time.  I remember some considerable deformation in the 253's sheetmetal, and it would have been 8 or 9 years ago now that I had a close look at them.

 

Miyakoji, have the refurbished Spacias received new traction packages? The train in the picture is making VVVF sounds, something AFAIK one would not hear from a 20-plus year old train...

 

 

Cheers NB

[bikkuri bahn]

The 100 series were the first extra fare limited express rolling stock in Japan to be equipped with vvvf electricals, back in 1990 (Hitachi GTO thyristors). I suppose Tobu went full-on in the quality department with these units, as the flagships of their fleet. JR East was likely more concerned with keeping costs down.

 

Tobu press release for the new paint schemes:

http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/4058/111215-3.pdf

[westfalen]

Tobu press release for the new paint schemes:

http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/4058/111215-3.pdf

I like the two tone blue and blue/purple schemes.

[miyakoji]

More, courtesy of karibajct

 

[Mr Frosty]

Thats a remarkably good looking train. Looks a lot better than some of our new rolling stock.

[The_Ghan]

Thanks for posting these great videos.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[bill937ca]

 

[Nozomi]

HS has the renewed Spacia's on pre-order. Only one of the colors is mentioned in English. Could someone please translate the other two? Thank you!

 

http://www.1999.co.jp/search_e.asp?Typ1_c=104&scope=0&scope2=0&itkey=tobu+spacia

[Martijn Meerts]

Have to say, I prefer the original colors... Which is probably why I pre-ordered the re-release of that one ;)

[keitaro]

miyabi is purple

 

iki is blue http://www.mid-9.com/1m-tomix/92848.htm

 

and orange is well ..... orange :)

[Nozomi]

miyabi is purple

 

iki is blue http://www.mid-9.com/1m-tomix/92848.htm

 

and orange is well ..... orange :)

 

many thanks keitaro!

[keitaro]

miyabi is purple

 

iki is blue http://www.mid-9.com/1m-tomix/92848.htm

 

and orange is well ..... orange :)

 

many thanks keitaro!

 

no worries please note though that iki does not mean blue in japanese nor is it a correct translation. It's just the name of the livery.

 

Miyabi means something like elegance or something of the sort and i think iki means stylish or can be interpretted as many other things i think BB may know better than me though?

 

I'm not sure how you're meant to interperate the names of the livery but they all have some sort of ideal interpretted to the name and i guess it's is more in the hey look at me I'm a sophisticated awesome looking classy train. 

 

Though I could be wrong but thats how it seems on j wiki on the 100 series page.

[Nozomi]

I was just worried about the color, I can't afford all 3 sets (four if you count the old livery)...

[keitaro]

no worries would like to just say though it does look sexy in purple