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Draft:Keisei 3200 series (1964)

Keisei 3200 series
A 3200 series train in July 2007
In service1964–2007
Manufacturer
Refurbished1985–1989
Retired2007
Number built88 vehicles
Number in serviceNone
Successor3000 series
OperatorsKeisei Electric Railway
Specifications
Car length18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Width2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height3,705 mm (12 ft 2 in)
DoorsSliding, 3 per side
Traction system
Bogies
  • FS-361
  • FS-361A
  • KS-121
  • KS-121A
  • KS-121VM
  • KS-121VT
Notes/references
Specifications sourced from [1][2][3]

The Keisei 3200 series (Japanese: 京成3200形) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1964 until 2007. Eighty-eight vehicles were built by Nippon Sharyo and Teikoku Sharyo [ja] between 1964 and 1967.

Design

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The 3200 series was Keisei's first commuter train type to use 1,300-millimetre-wide (51 in) double-leaf doors. The type featured other design modifications over older trainsets, such as redesigned front ends with improved crash resistance and modified driver's cabs.[4][3]

Internally, most cars used longitudinal seating throughout.[3]

Cars 3201–3280

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3201–3220, 3221–3260[3]

Cars 3291–3298

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Eight cars (MoHa 3291–3298) were introduced in November 1967 to replace the 1600 series trains on Kaiun limited express services. They were built with single-leaf doors, transverse seating, and toilets (MoHa 3292 and 3296 only). These cars were relegated to commuter services between 1972 and 1974, having their toilets removed and transverse seats replaced with longitudinal seating.[3]

[3][2]

Operational history

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Beginning in February 1980, the trains were repainted from their two-tone livery of ivory and "fire orange" to all-over "fire orange" with an ivory waistline stripe.[3]

Refurbishment

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Cars 3291–3294 were experimentally fitted with VVVF inverter control in 1988. This formation was distinguished by its rectangular headlights.[2]

Final days

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Withdrawals commenced in March 2003, following the introduction of new 3000 series EMUs.[3]

On 28 January 2007, 4-car set 3295 was used on a revival Kaiun limited express service.[5] It was scrapped in March of that year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 京成電鉄モハ3200形 [Keisei Electric Railway MoHa 3200 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 5, no. 43. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 1965. pp. 56–57.
  2. ^ a b c 京成電鉄3200・3300形 [Summary: Keisei 3200 and 3300 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 516. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 2004. pp. 153–158.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i 総括「京成の赤電」3200形 誕生~終幕編 [Summary: The red trains of Keisei: 3200 series – from the beginning to the end]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54, no. 636. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 2014. pp. 112–117.
  4. ^ 京成電鉄 3200 [Keisei Electric Railway 3200]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ “開運号”が復活! 京成電鉄3200形 3295編成引退へ [The "Kaiun" limited express is back! Keisei 3200 series set 3295 to be withdrawn]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 47, no. 552. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. April 2007. pp. 132–133.


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