Toei 8800 series explained

Toei 8800 series
Service:April 2009  -
Manufacturer:Alna Sharyo
Replaced:Toei 7500 series
Yearconstruction:2009 - 2010
Numberbuilt:10 vehicles
Numberservice:10 vehicles
Formation:Single car
Fleetnumbers:8801 - 8810
Operator:Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depots:Arakawa
Lines:Toden Arakawa Line
Carbody:Steel
Carlength:13m (43feet)
Width:2.2m (07.2feet)
Height:3.8m (12.5feet)
Floorheight:786mm
Doors:2 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 April 2009.

Operations

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

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

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

History

The first two cars, 8801 and 8802, entered revenue service on 26 April 2009.[2] The last car built, yellow-liveried 8810, was delivered in December 2010.[3]

Fleet build details

The individual car build histories are as follows.[4]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 私鉄車両編成表 2015 . Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015 . Kotsu Shimbunsha . 23 July 2015 . Japan . Japanese . 31. 978-4-330-58415-7. 私鉄車両編成表 .
  2. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2009/04/26/190400.html. ja: 東京都交通局8800形が営業運転を開始. Toei 8800 series enter revenue service. 26 April 2009. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 26 October 2015.
  3. Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2010/12/16/105300.html. ja: イエローカラーの都電8810号車が試運転. Yellow-liveried Toden 8810 test run. 16 December 2010. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. 26 October 2015.
  4. Book: ja: 路面電車年鑑2015 . Tramcar Annual 2015 . Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015 . Japan . Japanese . 42. 978-4863209527.