181 series

{{For|the 181 series diesel multiple unit trains|KiHa 181 series}}

{{Infobox train

| name = 151/161/181 series

| image = 181 toki.jpg

| imagesize = 300px

| caption = A JNR 181 series train on a Toki service in 1982

| stocktype = Electric multiple unit

| service = 1958–1982

| manufacturer = Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Toshiba

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| yearconstruction = 1958–1963

| yearservice = 1 November 1958

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| yearscrapped = 1986

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| operator = JNR

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| carbody = Steel

| carlength = {{Plainlist|

Cab cars: {{cvt|21,250|mm|ftin}}
Intermediate cars: {{cvt|20,500|mm|ftin}}

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| width = {{cvt|2,946|mm|ftin}}

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| doors = 1 or 2 per side

| maxspeed = {{Plainlist|

{{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
{{convert|163|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} (Record speed for a narrow gauge train in Japan for 151 series)

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| traction = Resistor control MT46 (151 & 161 series)
MT54 (181 series)

| poweroutput = 100kW (MT46)
120kW (MT54)

| gearratio = 22:77

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| electricsystem = 1,500 V DC

| collectionmethod = overhead catenary

| bogies = DT23, TR58

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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}

| notes = {{Blue Ribbon Award (railway)|1959|2nd}}

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The {{Nihongo|181 series|181系}} (and the earlier 151 and 161 series variants) was a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR).

Variants

151 series
161 series
181 series

The 151 series trains were introduced in 1958 on Kodama limited services on the Tokaido Main Line.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 |trans-title=JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016|last = Sasada|first = Masahiro |publisher = Ikaros Publications Ltd.|date = 25 November 2014 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 43, 123 |isbn = 978-4863209282|title=国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016}} 161 series trains were introduced in 1959 on Toki limited services on the Joetsu Line. All 151 and 161 series cars were subsequently modified to become 181 series alongside newly built 181 series cars.

File:151 Fuji Yokohama.jpg|A 151 series on a Fuji limited express service

File:181 Azusa 8 Shinjuku 19750119.jpg|A JNR 181 series train on an Azusa service in January 1975

Preserved examples

KuHa 181 1: Preserved outside the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe, and restored in November 2016 to its original style and numbering as "KuHa 26001"{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2016/11/14/150000.html|script-title=ja: クハ181−1の外観が補修され「クハ26001」に復元される |trans-title=KuHa 181-1 externally restored for KuHa 26001|date= 14 November 2016|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161115082806/http://railf.jp/news/2016/11/14/150000.html|archivedate= 15 November 2016|url-status=live |accessdate= 15 November 2016}}
KuHa 181 45: Preserved at the Railway Museum in Saitama Prefecture

File:JNR 181 Kodama 20080118.jpg|KuHa 181 1 (formerly Kuha 151 1) preserved outside the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe

File:KuHa 181 45 Toki (2007.05.06).jpg|KuHa 181 45 preserved at Niitsu in May 2007 before being moved to the Railway Museum

File:JNR class 181 EMU Kuha 181-45 at the Railway Museum.jpg|KuHa 181 45 preserved at the Railway Museum in Saitama in 2015

181 series

Variants

Preserved examples

References

Further reading