Kintetsu 3000 series
The Kintetsu 3000 series (近鉄3000系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kintetsu Railway in Japan.
Kintetsu 3000 series | |
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![]() The 3000 series train in December 2006 | |
In service | 1979 – 2012 |
Manufacturer | Kinki Sharyo |
Constructed | 1979 |
Entered service | March 1979 |
Scrapped | 2012 |
Number built | 4 vehicles (1 set) |
Number preserved | 1 cab end |
Formation | 4 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | SC01 |
Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Stainless steel |
Car length | 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)[1] |
Width | 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)[1] |
Height | 4,040 mm (13 ft 3 in)[1] 4,150 mm (13 ft 7 in) (Mo 3001)[1] |
Traction system | Thyristor chopper |
Traction motors | MB-3240-A |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC, overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Formation
The train was formed as a four-car set. It was formerly able to run in a three-car formation, but was converted to a fixed four-car formation in 1991,[2] and the cab equipment was removed from the intermediate car.[3]
Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Designation | Ku 3501 | Mo 3001 | Mo 3002 | Ku 3502 |
History
The set was built in 1979 as a chopper control evaluation train,[2] and was withdrawn in 2012.[4] The cab end of car Ku 3501 is preserved at Takayasu Inspection Depot.[1]
- Preserved cab end of car 3501
References
- 三好好三 (2016). 近鉄電車 [Kintetsu train] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 9784533115318.
- 諸河久; 山邊誠 (1998). 日本の私鉄近鉄 II [Japanese private railway Kintetsu II] (in Japanese). Hoikusha. p. 62. ISBN 9784586509058.
- "近畿日本鉄道 3000系" [Kinki Nihon Tetsudo 3000 series]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- "近鉄唯一のオールステンレス車3000系が鉄コレに、900系から5年ぶり" [Kintetsu's only all-stainless car 3000 series in iron collection, the first time in 5 years from 900 series]. tetsudo-ch.com (in Japanese). EXPRESS Co., Ltd. September 15, 2019. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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