419 series

419 series

419 series trains at Fukui station, showing the differing cab end designs, April 2008
In service 1985–2011
Manufacturer JNR
Scrapped 2006–2012
Number built 45 vehicles (15 sets)
Number in service None
Number preserved None
Formation 3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers D01-D15
Operator(s) JNR (1985–1987)
JR-West (1987–2011)
Depot(s) Fukui
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)[1]
Width 2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Doors 2 per side
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)[1]
Traction system Resistor control
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC (50/60 Hz)
Current collection method overhead catenary
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 419 series (419系 Yonhyaku-jūkyū-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1985 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on local services along the Japan Sea coast of Japan until March 2011. They were converted from former 583 series sleeping car EMUs in the 1980s.[1]

Formations

Sets D01-D09

KuMoHa 419 + MoHa 418 + KuHa 418

(MoHa 418 cars each had one PS16 pantograph.)[2]

Sets D10-D15

KuMoHa 419 + MoHa 418 + KuHa 419

(MoHa 418 cars each had one PS16 pantograph.)[2]

Interior

History

419 series in original JNR livery in the late 1980s

The 419 series sets were converted from surplus former 583 series sleeping car EMUs and entered service from the start of the revised timetable in March 1985.[1]

Following the introduction of new 521 series EMUs in late 2006, two sets, D10 and D13, were withdrawn in March 2007.[3] The remaining sets were finally withdrawn on 11 March 2011.[4]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. p. 303. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
  2. 1 2 JR電車編成表 2009夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2009]. Japan: JRR. June 2009. ISBN 978-4-330-06909-8.
  3. ↑ "北陸地方の車両に注目！" [Focusing on Trains in the Hokuriku Region]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 39 (311): 11–41. March 2010.
  4. ↑ さよなら「食パン列車」「雷鳥」　１１日ラストラン [Goodbye to the "Sliced Bread" and "Raicho" Trains]. Ishikawa News (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkoku Shimbun. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

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