It's already 10??? Cafe is closing and I must leave. Thread will resume tomorrow, stay tuned as we enter the 1990s!
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Ladies and gentlemen we are BACK, coming atcha with the conclusion of yesterday's train thread...get comfortable and put some music on...
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...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
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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
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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
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209 variant for subway through service, interior shots, and Rinkai Line spinoff design.pic.twitter.com/pn8KsdciKN
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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
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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
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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
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(don’t quite understand: busy days? so two trainsets, alternating service days??)
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shouldn't have said days--meant *hours* seats fold up at peak hours, more doors for better pax flow
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