381 series
381 series | |
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In service | 1973–June 2024 (regular service) |
Manufacturer | Hitachi,Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Kinki Sharyo |
Replaced | 183 series |
Constructed | 1973–1982 |
Entered service | 1973 |
Refurbished | 1997–2011 (JR West) |
Number built | 277 vehicles |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 2 vehicles |
Number scrapped | 140 vehicles |
Successor | 383 series,287 series,289 series,273 series |
Formation | 3/4/6/7/9 cars per trainset |
Operators | JNR(1973–1987) JR Central(1987–2008) JR West(1987–2024) |
Depots | Hineno, Goto, Fukuchiyama |
Lines served | Various |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Car length | 21,300 mm (69 ft 11 in) |
Width | 2,920 mm (9 ft 7 in) |
Height | 3,383 mm (11 ft 1.2 in) |
Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
Traction system | Resistor control |
Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead lines |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) |
The381 series(381 hệ,381-kei)was a tiltingDCelectric multiple unit(EMU) train type introduced in 1973 byJapanese National Railways(JNR), and operated byWest Japan Railway Company(JR West), andCentral Japan Railway Company(JR Central) in Japan.[1]
Fleet
[edit]As of 1 April 2023[update],62 vehicles were operated by JR-West.[2][unreliable source?]
Operations
[edit]JR Central
[edit]- Shinano(1973–May 2008)
JR-West
[edit]- Kuroshio(from October 1978 until 30 October 2015[3])
- Yakumo(from July 1982 until 15 June 2024[4])
- Kounotori(until 31 May 2011,[5]from 1 June 2012[6]until 30 October 2015[7])
- Kinosaki(from 1 June 2012[6]until 30 October 2015[7])
- Hashidate(from 16 March 2013 until 30 October 2015[7])
- Hanwa Linerrapid service (until March 2011)
- Yamatoji Linerrapid service (until March 2011)
Livery variations
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JNR Livery (JR CentralShinanoset), July 2006
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JR-WestKuroshiorefurbished set
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381 seriesSuper Kuroshioset, 1992
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381 seriesSuper KuroshioKuRo 380 refurbished car
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JR-WestYakumoset, July 2007
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JR-West set inSuper Yakumolivery, September 2007
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JR-West set inYuttari Yakumolivery, July 2023
History
[edit]The 381 series EMU was developed from the experimental 591 series 3-car articulated tilting EMU tested from 1970.[8]
Trainsets entered revenue service from 10 July 1973 on theShinanolimited express between Nagoya and Nagano.[8]
JR-West 381 series trains were removed fromKuroshio,Kounotori,Kinosaki,andHashidatelimited express services in October 2015, with the last services operating on 30 October.[7]
As the new273 seriessets began service from 6 April 2024, it was announced by JR West in December 2023 that the remaining 381 series sets were scheduled to be retired from June 2024.[9]The next sets to be retired were those repainted in various historic liveries; the sets sporting theYuttari Yakumolivery were scheduled for retirement at a later date.[10]The last regularly scheduledYakumorun by this series took place on 15 June 2024 thus marking the end of regular service of the 381 series as a whole.[4]
Preserved examples
[edit]- KuHa 381-1:(built 1973 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries)SCMaglev and Railway Park,Nagoya.[11]
- KuRo 381-11:(built 1974 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries) formerly at the SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya,[11]removed in June 2019.[12]
- KuRo 381-1104:(built 1978 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries) Suita Depot, Osaka.
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Preserved KuHa 381-1 at the SCMaglev and Railway Park, April 2011
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KuRo 381 at the SCMaglev and Railway Park, March 2016
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KuRo 381-1104 in May 2019
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009JR toàn xa 輌ハンドブック2009[JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009.ISBN978-4-7770-0836-0.
- ^"JNR 381 series - The Red List of Trains in Japan".bateman.monologue.jp.Retrieved31 May2023.
- ^くろしお381 hệ dẫn thối へ…パンダシートも kiến nạp め[Kuroshio 381 series to be withdrawn – Also end of panda seats].Yomiuri Online(in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 29 October 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2015.Retrieved29 October2015.
- ^ab"“Quốc thiết đặc cấp hình điện xa” định kỳ vận dụng は chung yên へ 381 hệ ước 50 niên の sinh nhai を chấn り phản る! "[Regular service of the "Japanese National Railways Limited Express train" comes to an end - looking back at the 50-year life of the 381 series!].RM News(in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 15 June 2024.Retrieved16 June2024.
- ^"Tân hình xa lạng ( 287 hệ ) truy gia đầu nhập の tường tế"[Details of further introduction of new (287 series) trains](PDF).JR-West news release(in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 April 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 September 2011.Retrieved2 May2011.
- ^ab"JR tây nhật bổn 381 hệ phúc tri sơn xa FE biên thành が営 nghiệp vận 転 khai thủy" [JR-West: Fukichiyama-based 381 series FE sets enter service].Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine.41(340): 75. August 2012.
- ^abcd381 hệ が quan tây địa khu の định kỳ vận dụng から ly thoát[381 series removed from scheduled Kansai area services].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 31 October 2015.Retrieved1 November2015.
- ^abプロトタイプの thế giới – Prototype World.Japan: Kōtsū Shimbunsha. December 2005. pp. 12–19.OCLC170056962.
- ^"381 hệ “リバイバル đồ trang xa lạng” 6 nguyệt までに vận 転を chung liễu "[Remaining 381 series to be retired by June 2024].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). 16 December 2023.Retrieved19 December2023.
- ^"381 hệ đặc cấp やくも “リバイバル đồ trang xa lạng” の kim hậu の vận hành kế họa について "[Regarding the decommissioning of the 381 series limited express Yakumo sets featuring “revival liveries” ](PDF).westjr.co.jp(in Japanese). 15 December 2023.Retrieved10 February2024.
- ^ab"“リニア・ thiết đạo quán” ファーストガイド "[" SCMaglev and Railway Park "First Guide].Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine.40(324): 20–33. April 2011.
- ^リニア・ thiết đạo quán N700 hệ xa lạng の triển kỳ について[N700 series shinkansen exhibit at SCMaglev and Railway Park](PDF).News release(in Japanese). Japan: Central Japan Railway Company. 17 May 2019.Retrieved14 July2019.