Toei 7700 series

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Toei 7700 series
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Green-liveried 7701 in July 2016
Constructed2016-2017
Entered service30 May 2016
Number built8 cars
Number in service8 cars
FormationSingle car
Fleet numbers7701–7708
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s)Arakawa
Line(s) served Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length12,520 mm (41 ft 1 in) [1]
Width2,203 mm (7 ft 2.7 in) [1]
Height3,685 mm (12 ft 1+1⁄8 in) [1]
Floor height760 mm (2 ft 6 in) [1]
Doors2 sliding doors per side
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph) [1]
Weight18.5 t (18.2 long tons; 20.4 short tons) [1]
Acceleration 3.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.9 mph/s) [1]
Deceleration
  • 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (service) [1]
  • 5.0 km/(h⋅s) (3.1 mph/s) (emergency) [1]
Electric system(s) 600 V DC Overhead wire
Current collector(s) Pantograph
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 7700 series (東京都交通局7700形) 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]

Contents

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. [3] The interiors have also been completely refurbished with the doorways widened from 900 mm (35.4 in) to 1,000 mm (39.4 in). [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. [4]

Liveries

The individual tramcars are finished in retro-style liveries as follows.

Car No.Colour
7701  Green
7702  Green
7703  Blue [5]
7704  Blue [6]
7705  Blue [7]
7706  Maroon [8]
7707  Maroon [8]
7708  Maroon [8]

History

Toei announced details of the new 7700 series fleet in March 2016. [3]

The first car, 7701 in green livery, entered service on 30 May 2016. [9] 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. [10]

Build history details

The individual build histories of the tramcars are as follows.

Car No.Former numberDate rebuilt
77017007March 2016 [11]
77027026March 2016 [11]
77037031 [8]
77047015 [8]
77057018 [8]
77067024 [8]
77077005 [8]
77087010 [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ 路面電車年鑑2015[Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. pp. 40–42. ISBN   978-4863209527.
  3. 1 2 Ueshin, Daisuke (18 March 2016). 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]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. ↑ 「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]. Tokyo Shimbun Web (in Japanese). Japan: Chunichi Shimbun. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ↑ 都電荒川線で7703号車が試運転 [7703 tested on Toden Arakawa Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ↑ 都電7704号車が試運転 [Toden 7704 test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ↑ 荒川線で7706号車が試運転 [7706 test run on Arakawa Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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  9. ↑ 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]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ↑ 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] (in Japanese). Japan: Tetsudo Shimbun. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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