Due to time constraints this will be a short thread; we'll look at the lineage of JNR/JR commuter EMUs. Starting with the 101 series!pic.twitter.com/xCF5ScA1Pi
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Due to time constraints this will be a short thread; we'll look at the lineage of JNR/JR commuter EMUs. Starting with the 101 series!pic.twitter.com/xCF5ScA1Pi
Introduced in 1958, the 101 revolutionized commuter trains with their quick acceleration and 4-door layouts maximizing passenger flowpic.twitter.com/qzYUw1afYm
The design was a smashing success and gradually went into use all over Japan, with the last ones retiring in 2003pic.twitter.com/IJfyTDjLfH
Building on the techniques that were pioneered in the 101, Japan National Railways launched the 103 series in 1964pic.twitter.com/tDOoyhrkx9
These were the first commuter trains in Japan to incorporate air conditioning--they are still in use today!pic.twitter.com/jfXr05E61v
Some of the 101 models were rebuilt to 103 standardspic.twitter.com/3OHCHhinLm
The 103 series still operates today in Kyushu (on the Chikuhi Line) and parts of West Japan (eg, the Kakogawa Line)pic.twitter.com/82sFUtwu0A
In 2004, several 103 models were refurbished and sent to Indonesia, where they operate today in Jakarta!pic.twitter.com/XsbcWFnisW
In 1979, JNR outdid themselves again with the 201 series--still widely used across Japan, most notably in the Osaka areapic.twitter.com/tiN7gHHwtG
The 203 series, launched in 1982, is no longer used in Japan, but lives on in Indonesia and the Philippinespic.twitter.com/pMdmDFX0T1
The 203 was quickly replaced in Japan by the incredibly popular 205 series, the icon of the Yamanote Line through the 90spic.twitter.com/AxsVlzaSVl
The 205 was used on virtually every JNR route in Tokyo at one point or another--Musashino, Keiyo, Saikyo, Yokohama, and Nambu shown herepic.twitter.com/R33KvnOi4N
First three are West Japan variants, last one is--you guessed it--Indonesiapic.twitter.com/V1PfmRYUjP
It's already 10??? Cafe is closing and I must leave. Thread will resume tomorrow, stay tuned as we enter the 1990s!
Ladies and gentlemen we are BACK, coming atcha with the conclusion of yesterday's train thread...get comfortable and put some music on...
...as we shift gears from Japan National Railways to JR Group, from the 80s to the 90s, with the 209 series!pic.twitter.com/IJfgRBI1EZ
Launched in 1993, the 209 series was designed as a "minimal lifespan" train--cheap, lasting 15 years, to be replaced instead of rebuilt.pic.twitter.com/q1b4vpfI8G
The result has been a dramatic increase in train variety & number of new trains in service. Several variants to the 209 were developedpic.twitter.com/ZO6paAciqY
209 variant for subway through service, interior shots, and Rinkai Line spinoff design.pic.twitter.com/pn8KsdciKN
The low-cost concept became the basis for all future JR commuter train designs; the next was the E217 series, launched in 1994pic.twitter.com/cT5SVuOU7j
In 2000, JR launched the E231 series, a direct successor to the 209, and the icon of the Yamanote Line ever sincepic.twitter.com/VAmofdudHb
The E231 entered service on the Yamanote Line between 2002 and 2005. 6-door cars & fold-up seats for busy days, 4-door for the restpic.twitter.com/rI0HgZPzTS
Promotional livery for the centennial of the Yamanote Line, the 50th anniversary of the 103 series, and the centennial of Tokyo Stationpic.twitter.com/G4ZnTFhvg5
The E231 is my second favorite design from JR East--such a lovely thing! But my favorite is...pic.twitter.com/vwUMGA1vCP
...the one and only, the unmatched, the greatest commuter train design of all time--the E233 series!pic.twitter.com/cU1zf90kln
The first E233 models were introduced on the Chuo Rapid Line in 2006. The E233 was the first design to have two identical sets...pic.twitter.com/ljmewbvZqI
...of the main equipment in case one failed while driving. Distance between platform and doors was reduced from 3.1 inches to 1.2pic.twitter.com/yLoy5DrAPe
Seats were widened from 17 to 18 inches, and handle straps lowered by 50mm to be easier to grab. An air filtration system removes bad smellspic.twitter.com/psbRN03Chd
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