The Seibu 101, New 101 and 301 series are Japanese suburban commuter electric multiple units operated by the Seibu Railway since March 1969.
History[]
The 101 series trains were designed as a powerful train with good braking performance. The sets were introduced on the Chichibu Line on all-stop services on the line in March 1969; these were the last Seibu trains to use the "x01 series" naming trend until the 001 series introduced in 2019. A total of 278 cars were manufactured by Seibu's Tokorozawa Works from 1969 to 1976.
An improved version of the 101 series sets was introduced in 1979, titled the New 101 series sets; these feature a slightly different fascia and were intended to complement the recently introduced 2000 series sets. For the first time, Seibu outsourced the design of their new trains to an external company, Tokyu Car Corporation, which manufactured a large number of New 101 series cars alongside the Tokorozawa Works. A derivative known as the 301 series sets were also manufactured, formed into 8 car sets.
Retirements began in the 1990s, with all 101 series sets retired by 2010 and all 301 series sets by 2012. Only eight New 101 series sets remain in service on the Seibu network, with the rest either having been scrapped or resold to other private railroads; the Chichibu Railway, Joshin Electric Railway, Ryūtetsu, Izuhakone Railway, Sangi Railway and Ohmi Railway all received 101 series sets for use. 3 cars have been preserved in various places; KuHa 1150 has been converted into a library and is located in Higashimurayama in Tokyo, KuHa 1224 is preserved at Seibu's Yokose Depot and KuHa 1262 is located outside the Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa.
Design[]
The 101 series sets use a curved front end with mid-mounted headlights in circular casings protruding slightly from the body. The bodies are painted yellow with silver accents. Both the 2000 and New 2000 series sets feature slight differences in their front fascias.
Cab variations[]
Specifications[]
Construction is of steel; the sets feature unpainted stainless steel doors. The sets use resistor-controlled traction systems.
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| Active | Limited Express | 001 "Laview" • 10000 "New Red Arrow" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commuter | New 101 • 2000 • New 2000 • 4000 • 6000 • 9000 • 20000 • 30000 • 40000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGT | 8500 "Leo Liner" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrawn | Limited Express | 5000 "Red Arrow" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commuter (cardan shaft drive) | 101 • 301 • 401 (gen 2) • 601 • 701 • 3000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commuter (nose suspension drive) | 311 • 351 • MoHa 351 • 371 • 401 (gen 1) • 411 • 451 • 501 • 551 • 571 • KuHa 1221 (gen 1) • 1411 • KuHa 1651 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diesel | KiHa 20 • KiHa 101 • KiHa 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage trains | MoNi 1 • Sa 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex-Tamako Line | KiHa 1 • MoHa 11 • MoHa 21 • JiHa 101 • MoHa 101 (gen 1) • MoHa 101 (gen 2) • KuHa 1201 (gen 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex-Musashino Railway | MoHa 105 • MoHa 131 • MoHa 201 • MoHa 211 • MoHa 221 • MoHa 231 • MoHa 241 • MoHa 301 • KuHa 1201 (gen 1) • KuHaNi 1211 • KuHa 1231 • KuHa 1241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ex-former Seibu Railway | ReKa 1 • KiHa 20 • KiHa 101 • MoHa 151 • MoHa 161 • KuHa 1151 • MoHa 221 • MoHa 251 • MoHa 1221 (gen 2) • KuHa 1251 • KiHaNi 6450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Future | Sustainer Cars | Ex-Odakyu 8000 series • Ex-Tokyu 9000 series • Ex-Tokyu 9020 series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposed | AGT | 7000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||