Toei 8800 series

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Toei 8800 series
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Four 8800 series cars in December 2010
In serviceApril 2009 –
ManufacturerAlna Sharyo
Replaced Toei 7500 series
Constructed2009–2010
Number built10 vehicles
Number in service10 vehicles
FormationSingle car
Fleet numbers8801–8810
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s)Arakawa
Line(s) served Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length13 m (42 ft 8 in)
Width2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Height3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Floor height786 mm (2 ft 6.9 in)
Doors2 per side
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Electric system(s) 600 V DC Overhead wire
Current collector(s) Pantograph
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 8800 series (東京都交通局8800形) is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since April 2009.

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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. [2]

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. [3] The last car built, yellow-liveried 8810, was delivered in December 2010. [4]

Fleet build details

The individual car build histories are as follows. [2]

Car No.ManufacturerDate manufactured
8801Alna Sharyo6 March 2009
88029 March 2009
880319 February 2010
880418 February 2010
880516 February 2010
880613 October 2010
880712 October 2010
880817 December 2010
880916 December 2010
881015 December 2010

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References

  1. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表私鉄車両編成表 2015[Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 31. ISBN   978-4-330-58415-7.
  2. 1 2 路面電車年鑑2015[Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. p. 42. ISBN   978-4863209527.
  3. ↑ 東京都交通局8800形が営業運転を開始 [Toei 8800 series enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ↑ イエローカラーの都電8810号車が試運転 [Yellow-liveried Toden 8810 test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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