Keikyu 700 series (1956)

Keikyu 700 series
A 600 series set in 1985
In service1956–1986
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved1 car
Formation2, 4 or 6 cars per trainset
OperatorsKeikyu
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Doors2 per side
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph) (service)
120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1]
Power output75 kW (101 hp) × 4 per motor car
Acceleration2.3 km/(h⋅s) (1.4 mph/s)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Keikyu 700 series (京急700形), later reclassified Keikyu 600 series (京急600形), was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.[1]

Interior

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Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.[1]

History

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The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.[1]

From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed.[1] At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.[1]

Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.[1]

Resale

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A Kotoden 1070 series set in August 2010

Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.[1]

The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.[2]

Keikyu No. Type Withdrawn Resold to Kotoden Kotoden No.
605 M1c 31 May 1984 23 December 1984 1071
608 M2c 1072
609 M1c 31 March 1986 1 April 1987 1073
612 M2c 1074
613 M1c 4 December 1986 1075
616 M2c 1076

Preservation

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Car DeHa 601 is preserved in the No. 1 Recreation Park in Zushi, Kanagawa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Saiki, Minoru (July 2014). 高性能車草分けの特急車 京浜急行電鉄600形 [Pioneering limited express trains: Keikyu 600 series]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 43, no. 363. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 77–79.
  2. ^ Sato, Ryosuke (2014). 京急電車の運転と車両探見: 向上した羽田空港アクセスと車両の現況 京急電車の運転と車両探見 [Examining Keikyu Train Operations and Rolling Stock]. Tokyo, Japan: JTB Can Books. p. 175. ISBN 978-4-533-09705-8.

Further reading

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  • 京急初代700形上 京急初代700形(上) [Original Keikyu 700 series (Part I)] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 19 March 2015. ISBN 978-4777053780.
  • 京急初代700形下 京急初代700形(下) [Original Keikyu 700 series (Part II)] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015. ISBN 978-4777053803.