Time for a thread on the EMUs of West Japan
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The 223 model has many variants--this type, the 0, was the first to be builtpic.twitter.com/gMhw8n7r7X
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This is the 233-1000 variant; looking almost right...but the headlights are still narrow...pic.twitter.com/QLsK906Z4t
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The version I love is the 233-2000 variant; many later variations *looked* the same despite mechanical differencespic.twitter.com/XgQNMnMWx7
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Other variants that look pretty much identical to the 2000 variant include the 5000, 5500, and 6000pic.twitter.com/pcY487JaSj
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...and this is the 223-9000 variant, an experimental model which new tech is tested onpic.twitter.com/Jv86lV0wrs
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In 2003, a new EMU for regional and rural lines was introduced: the 125 seriespic.twitter.com/inRewfIBTK
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Then in 2005, the 321 series was launched to replace the ageing 207spic.twitter.com/6e1PSTzhNt
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The 225 series was introduced in 2010 to start replacing the 223s...an aesthetic downgrade if you ask me...pic.twitter.com/rIINDiXyOg
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Like the 223, there are various models of the 225...pic.twitter.com/KOnfUbDPlC
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In 2015, the tech developments of the Osaka area started to be felt in Hiroshima with the introduction of the 227 seriespic.twitter.com/XHJOv0BLEL
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Finally, wrapping up with the newest design, specially intended for the Osaka Loop Line, launching 2017: the 323 seriespic.twitter.com/tKeqlrIqwU
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And with that, we have reached our destination...thank you for riding
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