The 7000 series was far more aerodynamic than its predecessors...pic.twitter.com/Ih1HTKKPcr
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The 7000 series was far more aerodynamic than its predecessors...pic.twitter.com/Ih1HTKKPcr
...and remains in service today, albeit with a new paint job since 2012pic.twitter.com/DgQmnEYjl4
In 1987, the 10000 series was launched--this was the popular model when I lived in Japan in the early 90s.pic.twitter.com/TY3lohFQuD
Interior shots...note the ladder which the driver uses to reach the cabpic.twitter.com/ZidZDDTi1P
Two of the trains were sold to the Nagano Railway in 2006; the remainder went out of service in 2012--before its predecessor, oddly.
The 20000 series launched in 1991, but only served Gotemba, not Hakone or Enoshima.pic.twitter.com/fBjcnNa51E
This model replaced the passenger front view with double-deck carriages...looks very comfy...pic.twitter.com/9tIw85T56b
The 20000 series was also withdrawn in 2012, although one of the trains was rebuilt for the Fujikyu Railway in 2013.
The 30000 series, launched in 1996, still operates today. Very unappealing exterior design, imo...pic.twitter.com/K2RkMIt8Bn
Great aesthetics returned to the Romance Car in 2005, with the 50000 seriespic.twitter.com/LQa4lSBl2Y
In 2008 Odakyu launched their 60000 series, the first Romance Car capable of fitting in subway tunnels...pic.twitter.com/VwuZpAIEVz
...enabling it to pick up passengers from all over central Tokyo via subway, then pop out onto the main line towards Hakone & Enoshima
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