Hokuso 7260 series

Japanese train type

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Hokuso 7260 series (北総鉄道7260形) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type owned and operated by the third-sector railway company Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan from March 2006 until March 2015. The single eight-car train was formed from two former Keisei 3300 series four-car EMU sets leased from Keisei Electric Railway.^[1]

Formation

The fleet consisted of a single eight-car set formed of two permanently coupled four-car sets as shown below, with all cars motored, and car 1 at the southern end.^[2]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	M2	M1'		M2	M2	M1'		M2
Numbering	7268	7267	7266	7265	7264	7263	7262	7261

The "M1" cars each had one lozenge-type pantograph.^[2]

The permanently coupled inner cab ends on cars 7265 and 7264
The interior of car 7266 in March 2015

History

Formed of two former Keisei 3300 series four-car sets, the 7260 series trainset entered service on the Hokuso Railway in March 2006.^[3]

A Keisei 3300 series 4-car EMU

Withdrawal

The 7260 series trainset was withdrawn following its final day in revenue service on 22 March 2015.^[4]

References

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^ Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
^ ^a ^b 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 26. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
^ 7260形営業終了とこれに伴うイベントの開催について [Event coinciding with end of 7260 series operations]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hokuso Railway. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^ 北総『7260形さよならイベント』開催 [Hokuso 7260 series farewell event held]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.