Sanyo 3000 series

The Sanyo Electric Railway 3000 series (山陽電鉄3000系, San'yō Dentetsu 3000-kei) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Sanyo Electric Railway in Japan since 1964. The 3000 series also includes the 3050 series (3050系), and the 3200 series (3200系).

Sanyo 3000 series
Set 3014 in July 2015
ManufacturerKawasaki Sharyō
Constructed1964–1985
Entered service1964
Refurbished2005-2016 (for selected trains)
Scrapped2016-
Number built133 vehicles
Formation3 & 4 cars per trainset
Operator(s)Sanyo Electric Railway
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium, steel
Doors3 pairs per side
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Formation

The trains are formed as three-car and four-car sets.[1]

  • Interior with transverse seating
  • Interior with longitudinal seating

Technical specifications

The trains have aluminium and steel car bodies. Steel-bodied trains had a cream and blue two-tone livery, and now carry an ivory livery with a black and red stripe.[1] Most cars with aluminium bodies were unpainted with a red stripe. Aluminium cars which ran together with steel-bodied cars carried a livery.[2]

History

The trains entered service in 1964, and were the recipient of the 1965 Laurel Prize.[2] 133 cars were built until 1985.[3] They are being gradually replaced by 6000 series trains.[4]

A special "Sayonara No. 3000" event was held for the withdrawal of set 3000 on November 23, 2017.[5] The set, consisting of cars 3000, 3001 and 3600, entered service in 1965,[5] and was withdrawn from regular service on November 22,[6] followed by special runs on November 23, 2017.[5] During its 53 years in service it ran a distance of about 6.42 million kilometers.[7] Cars 3001 and 3600 were removed from Higashi-Futami depot for scrapping in March 2018.[8]

Set 3030 was repainted into its original two-tone livery in 2019. It is scheduled to carry this livery until its planned withdrawal from service in 2021.[9]

  • 3000 in May 2017
  • Set 3030 in July 2019

References
  1. "山陽電気鉄道3050系、赤・黒の帯を巻いた鋼製車" [Sanyo Electric Railway 3050 series, steel car with red and black belts]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. January 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. "山陽電気鉄道3050系「ひめじ官兵衛」掲げたアルミ車" [Sanyo Electric Railway 3050 series "Himeji Kanbei" aluminium car]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. "山陽電鉄　3000系「Last Run」ヘッドマーク掲出" [Sanyo Electric Railway 3000 series "Last Run" head board posted]. tetsudo-ch.com (in Japanese). EXPRESS Co., Ltd. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. Kamishin, Daisuke (May 20, 2017). "山陽電気鉄道3000系、2編成が引退へ – ラストランのヘッドマークを掲げ運行" [Sanyo Electric Railway 3000 series, 2 trains to retire – Operated with last run head board]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. "山陽電鉄で『3000号さよなら記念イベント』開催" [Sanyo Electric Railway held "No. 3000 Sayonara commemorative event"]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. November 24, 2017. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. "山陽電車「3000号」引退！「3000号さよなら記念イベント」をレポート" [Sanyo train "3000" retired! Report "No. 3000 Sayonara commemorative event"]. blog-sanyo-railway.com (in Japanese). Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. December 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  7. "半世紀で６４２万キロ 山電の名物車両ラストラン" [6.42 million kilometers in half a century, Sanden's special vehicle last run]. kobe-np.co.jp (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. November 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. "山陽3000系3001号車・3600号車が陸送される" [Sanyo 3000 series 3001 and 3600 are transported by land]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. March 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  9. Kamishin, Daisuke (July 5, 2019). "山陽電気鉄道3000系、オリジナル鋼製車3030号に懐かしの塗装を復刻" [Sanyo Electric Railway 3000 series, original steel car 3030 repainted nostalgic livery]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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