Toei 7700 series explained
| Toei 7700 series |
| Imagealt: | Tramcar number 7701 in green livery |
| Yearconstruction: | 2016-2017 |
| Yearservice: | 30 May 2016 |
| Numberbuilt: | 8 cars |
| Numberservice: | 8 cars |
| Formation: | Single car |
| Fleetnumbers: | 7701 - 7708 |
| Operator: | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation |
| Depots: | Arakawa |
| Lines: | Toden Arakawa Line |
| Carbody: | Steel |
| Carlength: | 12520mm |
| Width: | 2203mm |
| Height: | 3685abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Floorheight: | 760mm |
| Doors: | 2 sliding doors per side |
| Maxspeed: | 40round=5NaNround=5 |
| Electricsystem: | 600 V DC Overhead wire |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
The is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since May 2016. The planned fleet of eight cars is to be built from former 7000 series cars, rebuilt with new bogies and electrical equipment.[1]
Design
The 7700 series cars are rebuilt from former 7000 series cars, which themselves were rebuilt in 1977 from cars dating from the 1950s with new bodies on the original underframes.[2] The 7700 series cars reuse the bodies and air-conditioning equipment of the 7000 series cars but with new bogies identical to those used on the 8900 series cars and VVVF control equipment. The interiors have also been completely refurbished with the doorways widened from 9001NaN1 to 10001NaN1.[1] Interior LED lighting is used.[1] The cost of building the 7700 series from the earlier 7000 series cars is approximately 130 million yen per car, compared to the cost of approximately 180 million yen for purchasing new 8900 series cars.[3]
Liveries
The individual tramcars are finished in retro-style liveries as follows.
| Car No. | Colour |
|---|
| 7701 | Green |
| 7702 | Green |
| 7703 | Blue[4] |
| 7704 | Blue[5] |
| 7705 | Blue[6] |
| 7706 | Maroon |
| 7707 | Maroon |
| 7708 | Maroon | |
History
Toei announced details of the new 7700 series fleet in March 2016.[7]
The first car, 7701 in green livery, entered service on 30 May 2016.[8] The two green-liveried cars will be followed by three cars in blue livery and three cars in maroon livery, all entering service by the end of fiscal 2016.[9]
Build history details
The individual build histories of the tramcars are as follows.
| Car No. | Former number | Date rebuilt |
|---|
| 7701 | 7007 | March 2016[10] |
| 7702 | 7026 | March 2016 |
| 7703 | 7031[11] | |
| 7704 | 7015 | |
| 7705 | 7018 | |
| 7706 | 7024 | |
| 7707 | 7005 | |
| 7708 | 7010 | | |
External links
Notes and References
- ja: 東京都交通局7700形. Toei 7700 series. . 56. 662 . 100–101 . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . Japanese . June 2016.
- Book: ja: 路面電車年鑑2015 . Tramcar Annual 2015 . Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015 . Japan . Japanese . 40–42. 978-4863209527.
- Web site: http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/tokyo/list/201603/CK2016032902000172.html. ja: 「全盛期の都電」再び ６０年超の老朽車両を大改修. A Tokyo tram from the golden years once again - Major rebuilding of old cars over 60 years old. 29 March 2016. Tokyo Shimbun Web. Chunichi Shimbun. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160330165912/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/tokyo/list/201603/CK2016032902000172.html#. 30 March 2016. 1 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2016/08/02/163000.html . ja: 都電荒川線で7703号車が試運転. 7703 tested on Toden Arakawa Line . 2 August 2016. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160802084908/http://railf.jp/news/2016/08/02/163000.html. 2 August 2016. live . 2 August 2016.
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2016/08/17/170000.html . ja: 都電7704号車が試運転. Toden 7704 test run . 17 August 2016. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817144231/http://railf.jp/news/2016/08/17/170000.html. 17 August 2016. live . 17 August 2016.
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2016/11/24/160000.html . ja: 荒川線で7706号車が試運転. 7706 test run on Arakawa Line. 24 November 2016. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124091151/http://railf.jp/news/2016/11/24/160000.html. 24 November 2016. live . 24 November 2016.
- Web site: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/03/18/231/. ja: 都電荒川線7700形、5月デビュー - 7000形を大規模改修、2016年度に8両導入. Toden Arakawa Line 7700 series to debut in May - 8 cars rebuilt from 7000 series to be introduced during fiscal 2016. Daisuke . Ueshin. 18 March 2016. Mynavi News. Mynavi Corporation . Japan. Japanese . 19 March 2016.
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2016/05/31/130000.html. ja: 都電荒川線で7701号車が営業運転を開始. Car 7701 enters service on Toden Arakawa Line . 31 May 2016. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 31 May 2016.
- Web site: http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-687.html. ja: クラシックモダン調の都電荒川線「7700形」5月30日デビューへ. Classic-modern style Toden Arakawa Line 7700 series to debut on 30 May . 28 May 2016. Tetsudo Shimbun . Japan. Japanese. 28 May 2016.
- Kekke. Manabu. ja: 都電7000形. Toden 7000 series. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine . 45. 386 . 41 . Kotsu Shimbun . Japan . Japanese . June 2016.
- Horikiri . Kunio . ja: 都電7000形 64年の軌跡. Toei 7000 series - a 64-year journey . . 57. 672 . 102–107 . Koyusha Co., Ltd. . Japan . Japanese . April 2017.
