Meitetsu 1200 series

The Meitetsu 1200 series (名鉄1200系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1988.[2] The trains consist of two limited express style 1000 series (or 1030 series) cars and four commuter style 1200 series (or 1230 series) cars.

Meitetsu 1200 series
6-car 1200 series set 1115 in July 2009
In service1988 (1988)-
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Family namePanorama Super
ReplacedMeitetsu 7000 series[1]
Constructed1988–1997
Refurbished2015-
Scrapped2007–2009
Number in service90 vehicles (15 sets)
Number scrapped60 vehicles (15 sets)
Formation6 cars per set (originally 4 cars)
Fleet numbers1011-1016, 1111-1116, 1131-1133
Operator(s)Meitetsu
Specifications
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system Field chopper control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collection methodOverhead catenary
Safety system(s)Meitetsu ATS, dead man's switch
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Formations

As of 1 April 2015, the fleet consists of 12 six-car 1000/1200 series sets and three six-car 1030/1230 series sets, formed as follows.[3] Four-car 1000 series sets formed of only limited express style cars also previously operated.[4]

1000/1200 series sets 1011-1016
Car No.123456
Designation Tc1M2M1'TM2'Mc1
Numbering 101x106x126x121x146x141x
  • Cars 2, 3, and 5 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.[3]
  • Car 3 has a toilet.[3]
  • Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[3]

1000/1200 series sets 1111-1116
The 1200 series end of set 1112 in November 2008
Car No.123456
Designation Tc2M1M2TM2'Mc1
Numbering 111x116x136x131x156x151x
  • Cars 2, 3, and 5 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.[3]
  • Car 2 has a toilet.[3]
  • Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[3]

1030/1230 series sets 1131-1133
1030/1230 series set 1132 in August 2009
Car No.123456
Designation Mc1M2M1'M2'M1Mc2
Numbering 113x118x138x133x158x153x
  • Cars 2, 4, and 6 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.[3]
  • Car 2 has a toilet.[3]
  • Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.[3]

Original 1000 series 4-car sets
Four-car set 1001 in April 2009

The original four-car 1000 series sets were formed as follows.[4] These were removed from regular service in December 2008, and all withdrawn by April 2009.[5]

Car No.1234
Designation Tc1M2M1Tc2
Numbering 10xx10xx11xx11xx
  • Cars 2 and 3 each had one lozenge-type pantograph.[4]

Interior

The 1000 and 1030 series cars have unidirectional reclining seating with a seat pitch of 1,000 mm (39 in), while the 1200 and 1230 series cars have flip-over transverse seating.[2]

  • The reserved-seating car of refurbished set 1112 in August 2015
  • The forward view from the reserved-seating car of refurbished set 1112 in August 2015

History

The 1000 series trains were first introduced in 1988, as four-car sets formed entirely of limited express style cars.[2] Between 1991 and 1992, six of the four-car sets (1011 to 1016) were split up and combined with four 1200 series commuter style cars to create new six-car 1000/1200 series mixed sets.[2]

The sole 1380 series set, 1384, in July 2009

In 1992, four more six-car sets were built, reusing electrical equipment from withdrawn 7500 series "Panorama Car" EMU cars, and classified 1030/1230 series.[2] These sets differed from the earlier 1000/1200 series trainsets in having all cars motored.[2] Set 1134 was converted to become a four-car 1380 series commuter set in 2002 after the limited express (1030 series) cars sustained collision damage and had to be scrapped.[2]

From 2015, the designation for the trains was standardized to simply "1200 series".[6]

Withdrawal

The remaining four-car sets were removed from regular service from the start of the timetable revision on 27 December 2008.[5] Set 1001 was used on a special farewell run on 18 April 2009.[5] Some of the electrical equipment from these sets being reused in 5000 series commuter EMUs.[2]

Refurbishment

From fiscal 2015, three 6-car 1200 series sets (18 vehicles) are scheduled to be refurbished with new interiors and exterior livery.[6] The first set treated, 1112, was unveiled in August 2015.[7] Refurbishment work includes replacing the original "Panorama Super" headboard panel with a colour LED destination indicator, and a new livery similar to that carried by the 2200 series trains.[6]

  • Refurbished set 1112 in December 2015
  • Refurbished set 1112 in August 2015

References
  1. "パノラマsuper　1000系" (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
  3. 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 98. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
  4. 私鉄車両編成表 '07年版 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2007] (in Japanese). Japan: JRR. 1 October 2007. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-88283-228-7.
  5. 名鉄1000系4両固定編成が消滅 [Meitetsu 1000 series 4-car sets become extinct]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. 名鉄1200系リニューアル車両公開! 「パノラマSuper」愛称は残る? [Refurbished Meitetsu 1200 series shown off! "Panorama Super" branding to be retained?]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. 名鉄1200系がリニューアルされる [Meitetsu 1200 series refurbished]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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