Toei 7000 series
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| name = Toei 7000 series
| image = Toden-Arakawa-Line-7023-00.jpg
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| caption = 7000 series car 7023 in June 2009
| service = 1955 – 10 June 2017
| manufacturer = Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Alna Koki
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| yearconstruction = 1955–1956
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| refurbishment = 1977; 2016 (8 vehicles)
| yearscrapped = 1991–
| numberbuilt = 31 vehicles
| numberservice = None
| numberpreserved = 2 vehicles
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| formation = Single car
| fleetnumbers = 7001–7031
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| operator = Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
| depots = Arakawa
| lines = Toden Arakawa Line
| carbody = Steel
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| doors = 2 sliding doors per side
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| electricsystem = 600 V DC Overhead wire
| collectionmethod = Pantograph
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1372mm|lk=on}}
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The {{Nihongo|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.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 |trans-title=Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs |last= Takai |first= Kunpei|editor1-last= Morokawa|editor1-first= Hisashi|editor2-last= Hattori|editor2-first= Akihiro|publisher = Sekaibunka-sha |date = 30 June 2014 |location = Tokyo, Japan |language = Japanese |page = 65|isbn = 978-4-418-14219-4}} The last remaining 7000 series tramcars were withdrawn following the final day of operations on 10 June 2017.
Operations
The fleet was based at Arakawa Depot, operating on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2016 |trans-title=Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 25 July 2016 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 34, 197|isbn = 978-4-330-70116-5}}
History
File:Toden 7001 otsuka 20131221.jpg
File:Toden-Arakawa-Line-7022-00.jpg
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.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 路面電車年鑑2015 |trans-title=Tramcar Annual 2015 |publisher = Ikaros Publishing|date = 20 January 2015 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 40–41|isbn = 978-4863209527}} The cars were renumbered at the same time.
In 1978, the new 7000 series design was awarded the Laurel Prize, presented annually in Japan since by the Japan Railfan Club.{{cite web|url= http://www.jrc.gr.jp/award/bl/bllist.htm|script-title= ja:ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 選定車両一覧|trans-title= Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List|date= 21 May 2015|publisher= Japan Railfan Club|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101026185520/http://www.jrc.gr.jp/award/bl/bllist.htm|archivedate= 26 October 2010|accessdate= 19 March 2016|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}
The last remaining car in service, 7022, was withdrawn on 10 June 2017.{{cite web |url= https://news.nifty.com/article/domestic/society/12177-06122v/ |script-title= ja: さようなら都電荒川線7000形 60年余の運行の歴史に幕 |trans-title= farewell to Toden Arakawa Line 7000 series - closing the curtain on 60 years of service |date= 12 June 2017 |work= Nifty News |publisher= Nifty Corporation |location= Japan |language= Japanese |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170612061226/https://news.nifty.com/article/domestic/society/12177-06122v/# |archivedate= 12 June 2017 |url-status= dead |accessdate= 12 June 2017 |df= dmy-all }}
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.
Fleet build details
File:7018 Arakawa Depot 20160423.JPG
File:Toyohashi-Railway-3503.jpg
{{As of|2017|01|01}}, three vehicles were still in service. The individual car build histories are as follows.{{cite magazine|last = Horikiri |first = Kunio |script-title=ja: 都電7000形 64年の軌跡|trans-title=Toei 7000 series - a 64-year journey |magazine = Japan Railfan Magazine |volume = 57|issue = 672 |pages = 102–107 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = Japanese |date = April 2017}}{{cite book |script-title=ja: 路面電車年鑑2013 |trans-title=Tramcar Annual 2013 |publisher = Ikaros Publishing|date = 1 January 2013 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 40–41|isbn = 978-4863206694}}
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| Car No. | Original number | Original manufacturer | Original build date | Date rebuilt | Date withdrawn | Notes |
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| 7001 | 7055 | rowspan="10" | Nippon Sharyo | rowspan="3" | December 1955 | February 1978 | rowspan="2" | 10 June 2017 | |
| 7002 | 7056 | January 1978 | ||||
| 7003 | 7057 | February 1978 | 13 December 2016 | |||
| 7004 | 7058 | 1955 | December 1977 | 31 March 2011 | ||
| 7005 | 7059 | December 1955 | March 1978 | → | Rebuilt as 7707 | |
| 7006 | 7060 | 1955 | January 1978 | 31 March 1991 | ||
| 7007 | 7061 | rowspan="2" | December 1955 | November 1977 | → | Rebuilt as 7701 | |
| 7008 | 7062 | December 1977 | 31 December 2012 | Preserved in Ota, Tokyo | ||
| 7009 | 7063 | 1955 | January 1978 | 6 June 1992 | Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3501) | |
| 7010 | 7064 | December 1955 | February 1978 | → | Rebuilt as 7708 | |
| 7011 | 7065 | rowspan="9" | Hitachi | 1955 | January 1978 | 31 January 1991 | Preserved in Ichikawa, Chiba |
| 7012 | 7066 | 1955 | December 1977 | 20 May 1993 | ||
| 7013 | 7067 | December 1955 | March 1978 | 26 October 2015 | ||
| 7014 | 7068 | 1955 | February 1978 | 20 May 1993 | ||
| 7015 | 7069 | rowspan="2" | December 1955 | rowspan="3" | December 1977 | → | Rebuilt as 7704 | |
| 7016 | 7070 | 28 September 2016 | ||||
| 7017 | 7071 | 1955 | 28 April 1999 | Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3503) | ||
| 7018 | 7072 | rowspan="2" | January 1956 | January 1978 | → | Rebuilt as 7705 | |
| 7019 | 7073 | November 1977 | 14 December 2015 | |||
| 7020 | 7074 | rowspan="10" | Nippon Sharyo | 1956 | February 1978 | 31 March 2008 | |
| 7021 | 7075 | 1956 | December 1977 | 28 April 1999 | Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3504) | |
| 7022 | 7076 | rowspan="5" | September 1956 | January 1978 | 10 June 2017 | ||
| 7023 | 7077 | November 1977 | 15 December 2015 | |||
| 7024 | 7078 | February 1978 | → | Rebuilt as 7706 | ||
| 7025 | 7081 | rowspan="2" | March 1978 | 27 October 2015 | |||
| 7026 | 7082 | → | Rebuilt as 7702 | |||
| 7027 | 7083 | 1956 | December 1977 | 19 September 2011 | ||
| 7028 | 7084 | 1956 | rowspan="3" | November 1977 | 6 June 1992 | Sold to Toyohashi Railroad (Mo 3502) | |
| 7029 | 7086 | rowspan="3" | September 1956 | 14 December 2016 | |||
| 7030 | 7087 | rowspan="2" | Hitachi | 29 September 2016 | |||
| 7031 | 7089 | February 1978 | → | Rebuilt as 7703 |
Preserved examples
- 7008, withdrawn in 2012, was moved to Haginaka Park in Ota, Tokyo in 2013.{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2013/02/23/103500.html|script-title=ja: 都電7008号車が大田区の公園へ|trans-title=Toden 7008 moved to park in Ota Ward|date= 23 February 2013|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 18 March 2016}}
- 7011 is preserved in Ichikawa, Chiba.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Toden 7000 series}}
- [http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/fan/gallery/toden.html Toden rolling stock] {{in lang|ja}}
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