Toei 8800 series

Toei 8800 series

Four 8800 series cars in December 2010
In service April 2009 –
Manufacturer Alna Sharyo
Replaced Toei 7500 series
Constructed 2009–2010
Number built 10 vehicles
Number in service 10 vehicles
Formation Single car
Fleet numbers 8801–8810
Operator(s) Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s) Arakawa
Line(s) served Toden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Doors 2 per side
Electric system(s) 600 V DC
Current collection method Overhead wire
Track gauge 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

The Toei 8800 series (東京都交通局8800形) is a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan, since April 2009.

Operations

The fleet of ten cars is based at Arakawa Depot, and operates on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.[1]

Liveries

The tramcars are finished in a white livery with coloured ends and a roofline stripe. The colours used on individual cars are as follows.[2]

Car No. Colour
8801      Rose red
8802      Rose red
8803      Rose red
8804      Rose red
8805      Rose red
8806      Violet
8807      Violet
8808      Orange
8809      Orange
8810      Yellow

History

The first two cars, 8801 and 8802, entered revenue service on 26 April 2009.[3] The last car built, yellow-liveried 8810, was delivered in December 2010.[4]

Fleet build details

The individual car build histories are as follows.[2]

Car No. Manufacturer Date manufactured
8801 Alna Sharyo 6 March 2009
8802 Alna Sharyo 9 March 2009
8803 Alna Sharyo 19 February 2010
8804 Alna Sharyo 18 February 2010
8805 Alna Sharyo 16 February 2010
8806 Alna Sharyo 13 October 2010
8807 Alna Sharyo 12 October 2010
8808 Alna Sharyo 17 December 2010
8809 Alna Sharyo 16 December 2010
8810 Alna Sharyo 15 December 2010

References

  1. ↑ 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 31. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  2. 1 2 路面電車年鑑2015 [Tramcar Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. 20 January 2015. p. 42. ISBN 978-4863209527.
  3. ↑ 東京都交通局8800形が営業運転を開始 [Toei 8800 series enter revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ↑ イエローカラーの都電8810号車が試運転 [Yellow-liveried Toden 8810 test run]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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