Kintetsu 3000 series

Japanese train type
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4 ft 8+12 in)

The Kintetsu 3000 series (近鉄3000系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kintetsu Railway in Japan.

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
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The set was built in 1979 as a chopper control evaluation train,[2] and was withdrawn in 2012.[4] The cab end of car Ku 3501 is preserved at Takayasu Inspection Depot.[1]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
    Preserved cab end of car 3501

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 三好好三 (2016). 近鉄電車 [Kintetsu train] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 9784533115318.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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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