Toei 8800 series

Toei 8800 series
Four 8800 series cars in December 2010
In serviceApril 2009 –
ManufacturerAlna Sharyo
ReplacedToei 7500 series
Constructed2009–2010
Number built10 vehicles
Number in service10 vehicles
FormationSingle car
Fleet numbers8801–8810
OperatorsTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
DepotsArakawa
Lines servedToden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Width2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Floor height786 mm (2 ft 6.9 in)
Doors2 per side
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Electric system(s)600 V DC Overhead wire
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 8800 series (東京都交通局8800形) is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since April 2009.

Operations

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The fleet of ten cars is based at Arakawa Depot, and operates on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.[1]

Liveries

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The tramcars are finished in a white livery with coloured ends and a roofline stripe. The colours used on individual cars are as follows.[2]

Car No. Colour
8801   Rose red
8802
8803
8804
8805
8806   Violet
8807
8808   Orange
8809
8810   Yellow



History

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The first two cars, 8801 and 8802, entered revenue service on 26 April 2009.[3] The last car built, yellow-liveried 8810, was delivered in December 2010.[4]

Fleet build details

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The individual car build histories are as follows.[2]

Car No. Manufacturer Date manufactured
8801 Alna Sharyo 6 March 2009
8802 9 March 2009
8803 19 February 2010
8804 18 February 2010
8805 16 February 2010
8806 13 October 2010
8807 12 October 2010
8808 17 December 2010
8809 16 December 2010
8810 15 December 2010

References

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  1. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 31. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  2. ^ a b 路面電車年鑑2015 [Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. p. 42. ISBN 978-4863209527.
  3. ^ 東京都交通局8800形が営業運転を開始 [Toei 8800 series enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ^ イエローカラーの都電8810号車が試運転 [Yellow-liveried Toden 8810 test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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