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Kintetsu 3000 series
The 3000 series train in December 2006
In service1979 – 2012
ManufacturerKinki Sharyo
Constructed1979
Entered serviceMarch 1979
Scrapped2012
Number built4 vehicles (1 set)
Number preserved1 cab end
Formation4 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersSC01
OperatorsKintetsu Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in)
Width2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height4,040 mm (13 ft 3 in)
4,150 mm (13 ft 7 in) (Mo 3001)
Traction systemThyristor chopper
Traction motorsMB-3240-A
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Kintetsu 3000 series (近鉄3000系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Kintetsu Railway in Japan.

Formation

The train was formed as a four-car set. It was formerly able to run in a three-car formation, but was converted to a fixed four-car formation in 1991, and the cab equipment was removed from the intermediate car.

Car 1 2 3 4
Designation Ku 3501 Mo 3001 Mo 3002 Ku 3502

History

The set was built in 1979 as a chopper control evaluation train, and was withdrawn in 2012. The cab end of car Ku 3501 is preserved at Takayasu Inspection Depot.

  • Preserved cab end of car 3501 Preserved cab end of car 3501

References

  1. ^ 三好好三 (2016). 近鉄電車 [Kintetsu train] (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 9784533115318.
  2. ^ 諸河久; 山邊誠 (1998). 日本の私鉄近鉄 II [Japanese private railway Kintetsu II] (in Japanese). Hoikusha. p. 62. ISBN 9784586509058.
  3. "近畿日本鉄道 3000系" [Kinki Nihon Tetsudo 3000 series]. rail.hobidas.com (in Japanese). Neko Publishing. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. "近鉄唯一のオールステンレス車3000系が鉄コレに、900系から5年ぶり" [Kintetsu's only all-stainless car 3000 series in iron collection, the first time in 5 years from 900 series]. tetsudo-ch.com (in Japanese). EXPRESS Co., Ltd. September 15, 2019. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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