Keikyu 700 series (1956)
Keikyu 1000 series | |
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A 600 series set in 1985
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In service | 1956–1986 |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 1 car |
Operator(s) | Keikyu |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Doors | 2 per side |
Maximum speed | 105 km/h (65 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1] |
Power output | 75 kW x 4 per motor car |
Acceleration | 2.3 km/h/s |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The Keikyu 700 series (京急700形?), later reclassified Keikyu 600 series (京急600形?) was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.[1]
Interior
Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.[1]
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Interior of preserved car DeHa 601, January 2008
History
The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.[1]
From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed.[1] At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.[1]
Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.[1]
Resale
Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.[1]
The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.[2]
Keikyu No. | Type | Withdrawn | Resold to Kotoden | Kotoden No. |
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605 | M1c | 31 May 1984 | 23 December 1984 | 1071 |
608 | M2c | 31 May 1984 | 23 December 1984 | 1072 |
609 | M1c | 31 March 1986 | 1 April 1987 | 1073 |
612 | M2c | 31 March 1986 | 1 April 1987 | 1074 |
613 | M1c | 31 March 1986 | 4 December 1986 | 1075 |
616 | M2c | 31 March 1986 | 4 December 1986 | 1076 |
Preservation
Car DeHa 601 is preserved in a park in Zushi, Kanagawa.[1]
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Preserved car DeHa 601, December 2007
References
Further reading
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