miyakoji Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Two 01 series cars have been transported all the way to Kumamoto Dentetsu to enter service in March. These were delivered in several generations over about 14(!) years, counting from the test formation built by Kawasaki in September 1983 to the single 6th generation formation built by Kinki in August 1997. These two were the end cars of the last 4th generation formation, built by Nippon Sharyo, in June 1992. I would not have thought that they were so old. http://railf.jp/news/2015/02/22/160000.html and Kumamoto Dentetsu is installing the Kawasaki EF-Wing trucks, video by Toshiyuki Saiba You're not getting me under that thing... Link to comment
Guest keio6000 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Sorry, I don't get it. Are they getting pantographs? Link to comment
HantuBlauLOL Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Don't metro 01 has a 1435mm gauge? Link to comment
miyakoji Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yeah that roofline is quite flat, were these 3rd rail? They must be getting pans. Plus these trucks wouldn't have the pickup, at least not as they are now. Link to comment
miyakoji Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Don't metro 01 has a 1435mm gauge? They would have been, yes, but these new trucks will solve that. Presumably loading gauge isn't an issue. Look at all the places the Keio 5000s have gotten to, they were originally 1372mm, now they're all 1067mm or 1435mm. 1 Link to comment
trainsforever8 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 These bogies always look so good! However, those trains normally work with the 3rd rail system, will it be switched to pantograph? Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 When these are finished, I seriously need models of them. Very much. 2 Link to comment
kvp Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Since the cars were running on the pre WWII Ginza line, the loading gauge is roughly the same (like the old Hakone Tozan cars) and while the Toei 01 series are 3rd rail units, the voltage is the same 600V, thanks to both lines being rather old. So apart from a bogie swap and a new pantograph, they are fully compatible. Also the 600V is low enough that no serious isolation or modifications are needed on the roof, just a high voltage traction cable coming down at the car's end. Link to comment
katoftw Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I wonder how they will be painted. It is interesting to see what they have done with the old Keio cars. Link to comment
railsquid Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I think there's still one older ex-Ginza line car (ex-Eidan 2000-kei) running on the Choshi Dentetsu. http://www.choshi-dentetsu.jp/detail/railway/2 1 Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I think there's still one older ex-Ginza line car (ex-Eidan 2000-kei) running on the Choshi Dentetsu. http://www.choshi-dentetsu.jp/detail/railway/2 Yes, the last one in operation in Japan. A few weeks ago the 1002 (Marunouchi line colours) went out of service because of a lack of finances. Now only the 1001 remains in Ginza line colours. Hitachi Dentetsu had a big fleet of these ex-2000 types in service, of which, Choshi bought two when Hitachi Dentetsu went bust. 2 Link to comment
railsquid Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 These two were the end cars of the last 4th generation formation, built by Nippon Sharyo, in June 1992. I would not have thought that they were so old. I remember the first time I came to Japan in 1993, they seemed pretty modern, especially with the nifty station indicators above the doors. 22 years on they do look a bit tired, especially compared with the replacements, which are LED-lit with the latest LCD displays. Anyway, all the more excuse to run my cut-down Kato 01 set on my layout, which is (according to the fanciful backstory) home to all kinds of older stock the original operators no longer wanted. Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Sauce: http://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/570830550363041793/pu/img/uAI-nsSesTy3jWzz.jpg Video: https://twitter.com/anm_7601liarmsd/status/570833175288504320 Awww hell yeah! I need this in my life! I wonder if Kumaden will change the livery. Surely, they will remove the logos of Tokyo Metro, but will the simple '90s black/orange striping remain? One part of me hopes it will remain in the Ginza Line livery and the other part hopes for an original repaint. Somehow this now reminds me of the old interurbans we had running in my hometown: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5217/5493182934_b3d6a2291f.jpg Edited February 28, 2015 by Toni Babelony 6 Link to comment
trainsforever8 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Wow this is so unusual to look at! But it's not bad at all! Link to comment
Densha Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks strange, but cool! What stock actually replaced the 01 series? They're still running in Tokyo right? Somehow this now reminds me of the old interurbans we had running in my hometown: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5217/5493182934_b3d6a2291f.jpg They're still running, as you probably know. :P (although in morphed condition) https://www.flickr.com/photos/arthur-a/11414633574 Link to comment
katoftw Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I predict a Tomytec 2 car set in 18 months. Link to comment
railsquid Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Looks strange, but cool! What stock actually replaced the 01 series? They're still running in Tokyo right? They're still more than half the fleet but the new 1000 series is gradually nudging them out. Link to comment
HantuBlauLOL Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Looks cool! Imho it looks like a Keihan 800.. Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Looks cool! Imho it looks like a Keihan 800.. The differences between the Keihan 800 and Tokyo Metro 01 are pretty big though... Even putting the basic data side-by side, they are not quite alike. Here is somebody who put both models aside and wrote a very short visual comparison review: http://02110c57180.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-166.html 1 Link to comment
korat Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e164555961 Stumbled across this; it seems that someone has converted the Kato set to replicate Kumamoto Dentetsu's 01-136F. 4 Link to comment
katoftw Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Never realized it had the EFwing bogies fitted until the yahoo, then went searching for pictures. Link to comment
ToniBabelony Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Very cool! I've seen someone at the JNMA before who had converted one as well, but this is a level beyond! That must have been a lot of investing in parts, as the EFwings can only be obtained from the Tomytec Kumamon train set, as well as the intricate details on the roofs, the underbody equipment, doorsteps, and the filigrane mirrors. A bit of a steep price, but a LOT of time and effort went into this. Link to comment
Mudkip Orange Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 No excuse for Tomytec not releasing this. Link to comment
Densha Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 In this video you can see that the Kumamoto Dentetsu replaced the blue Tokyo Metro stickers with their own in Tokyo Metro style. 4 Link to comment
railsquid Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Nice touch. I wonder how long those aluminium bodies will hold out in the Kyushu rain; the cab ends seem a bit dirt-streaked already. The 6000-kei with the blue/yellow front looks almost like it was re-imported from Indonesia... Link to comment
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