Toei 7000 series

Toei 7000 series
7000 series car 7023 in June 2009
In service 1955 – 10 June 2017
Manufacturer Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Alna Sharyo
Constructed 1955–1956
Refurbishment 1977; 2016 (8 vehicles)
Scrapped 1991–
Number built 31 vehicles
Number in service None
Number preserved 2 vehicles
Formation Single car
Fleet numbers 7001–7031
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s) Arakawa
Line(s) served Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Doors 2 sliding doors per side
Electric system(s) 600 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 7000 series (東京都交通局7000形) is a tramcar type formerly operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan. The tramcars date from the 1950s, but were rebuilt in 1977 with new bodies.[1] The last remaining 7000 series tramcars were withdrawn following the final day of operations on 10 June 2017.

Operations

The interior of a 7000 series car in March 2012

The fleet was based at Arakawa Depot, operating on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.[2]

History

Original car 7024 preserved in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2002
Car 7001 repainted in original yellow livery with red stripe (for two-man operation cars) in December 2013
Car 7022 repainted in later yellow livery with blue stripe (for one-man operation cars) in June 2009

The original cars were built between 1955 and 1956 by Hitachi and Nippon Sharyo. In 1977, the fleet was modernized with new bodies built by Alna Sharyo, re-using the original bogies and electrical equipment.[3] The cars were renumbered at the same time.[3]

In 1978, the new 7000 series design was awarded the Laurel Prize, presented annually in Japan since by the Japan Railfan Club.[4]

The last remaining car in service, 7022, was withdrawn on 10 June 2017.[5]

Rebuilding

Eight 7000 series cars were rebuilt as 7700 series cars during fiscal 2016, with refurbished bodies, new electrical equipment including VVVF control, and new bogies.[6]

Fleet build details

Car 7018 stored at Arakawa Depot in April 2016, prior to rebuilding as 7700 series car 7705
Toyohashi Railroad car 3503 (former Toei 7017)

As of 1 January 2017, three vehicles were still in service.[6] The individual car build histories are as follows.[6][7]

Car No.Original numberOriginal manufacturerOriginal build dateDate rebuiltDate withdrawnNotes
70017055Nippon SharyoDecember 1955February 1978
70027056Nippon SharyoDecember 1955January 1978
70037057Nippon SharyoDecember 1955February 197813 December 2016
70047058Nippon Sharyo1955December 197731 March 2011
70057059Nippon SharyoDecember 1955March 1978→Rebuilt as 7707
70067060Nippon Sharyo1955January 197831 March 1991
70077061Nippon SharyoDecember 1955November 1977→Rebuilt as 7701
70087062Nippon SharyoDecember 1955December 197731 December 2012Preserved in Ota, Tokyo
70097063Nippon Sharyo1955January 19786 June 1992Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3501)
70107064Nippon SharyoDecember 1955February 1978→Rebuilt as 7708
70117065Hitachi1955January 197831 January 1991Preserved in Ichikawa, Chiba
70127066Hitachi1955December 197720 May 1993
70137067HitachiDecember 1955March 197826 October 2015
70147068Hitachi1955February 197820 May 1993
70157069HitachiDecember 1955December 1977→Rebuilt as 7704
70167070HitachiDecember 1955December 197728 September 2016
70177071Hitachi1955December 197728 April 1999Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3503)
70187072HitachiJanuary 1956January 1978→Rebuilt as 7705
70197073HitachiJanuary 1956November 197714 December 2015
70207074Nippon Sharyo1956February 197831 March 2008
70217075Nippon Sharyo1956December 197728 April 1999Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3504)
70227076Nippon SharyoSeptember 1956January 1978
70237077Nippon SharyoSeptember 1956November 197715 December 2015
70247078Nippon SharyoSeptember 1956February 1978→Rebuilt as 7706
70257081Nippon SharyoSeptember 1956March 197827 October 2015
70267082Nippon SharyoSeptember 1956March 1978→Rebuilt as 7702
70277083Nippon Sharyo1956December 197719 September 2011
70287084Nippon Sharyo1956November 19776 June 1992Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3502)
70297086Nippon SharyoSeptember 1956November 197714 December 2016
70307087HitachiSeptember 1956November 197729 September 2016
70317089HitachiSeptember 1956February 1978→Rebuilt as 7703

Preserved examples

References

  1. ↑ Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro, eds. 全国私鉄超決定版　電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 65. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  2. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 34, 197. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
  3. 1 2 路面電車年鑑2015 [Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. p. 40-41. ISBN 978-4863209527.
  4. ↑ ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞　選定車両一覧 [Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. ↑ さようなら都電荒川線7000形　60年余の運行の歴史に幕 [farewell to Toden Arakawa Line 7000 series - closing the curtain on 60 years of service]. Nifty News (in Japanese). Japan: Nifty Corporation. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Horikiri, Kunio (April 2017). 都電7000形 64年の軌跡　 [Toei 7000 series - a 64-year journey]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 57 no. 672. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. p. 102-107.
  7. ↑ 路面電車年鑑2013 [Tramcar Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 1 January 2013. p. 40-41. ISBN 978-4863206694.
  8. ↑ 都電7008号車が大田区の公園へ [Toden 7008 moved to park in Ota Ward]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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