Toden 1000 series

Toden 1000 series
1011 in the 1960s
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	Nippon Sharyo, Tanaka Sharyō
Type of locomotive	Light rail vehicle
Constructed	1932 – 1936
Number built	130 cars
Dimensions	10,300 mm × Unknown × Unknown
Gauge	4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Power supply	600 V DC
Electric system(s)	Bow collector
Traction system	Resistor control
Traction system model	Mitsubishi KR-8
Service information
In service	1932 – 1967
Formation	Single car
Number in service	None
Fleet numbers	1001 – 1130, 1101 – 1128, 1301 – 1302
Scrapped	1964 – 1967
Preservation information
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	130 cars

The Toden 1000 series was a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Tokyo Toden network from 1932 to 1967.

History

The 1000 series was a series of streetcars manufactured for the Tokyo Toden network; the cars were introduced in 1932 following the Great Depression, with 130 cars manufactured between 1932 and 1936 in three distinct batches. The cars used newly-manufactured car bodies by Nippon Sharyo and Tanaka Sharyō but used equipment from scrapped rolling stock.

This class of streetcars also spawned the 1100 series and 1300 series cars; the 1100 series cars were created by renumbering 1000 series cars due to their differences to other cars in the series, while the 1300 series cars were prototype cars created by extending the bodies of two 1000 series cars. In 1954, nine cars were rebuilt to 7000 series cars. The abolition of a significant number of lines on the Toden network starting in the mid-1960s resulted in the withdrawals of many of Toden's streetcar types, with withdrawals commencing in 1964; all cars were withdrawn by 1967.

No 1000 series cars have been preserved.

Design

The 1000 series cars featured a body style following that of the 5000 series sets.

Specifications

Construction was of steel. Electrical systems for the streetcars were manufactured by Mitsubishi.

Preservation

The following 1000 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location	Notes
1001	Nippon Sharyo	1932	1967	Chiba, Japan	Preserved in private housing complexes; scrapped at unknown date
1010
1019
1007				Tokyo, Japan	Preserved on grounds of cleaning company in Shinagawa; scrapped at unknown date
1008				Kunitachi Fujimidai Kindergarten, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan	Scrapped at unknown date
1012				Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan	Used as warehouses and changing rooms; scrapped at unknown date
1036		1933
1052		1934
1015		1932		Midorigaoka Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan	Scrapped at unknown date
1017				Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Formerly used as resort until 1970s; scrapped 1996 due to landslide and redevelopment of area
1018				Mount Tsukuba Ropeway, Ibaraki, Japan	Used as waiting rooms; scrapped at unknown date
1055		1934
1024		1933		Ginnosuzu Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan	Scrapped at unknown date
1028			1966	Tamadaira Children's Library, Tokyo, Japan	Used as library; library closed 1971, scrapped at unknown date
1061		1934	1967	Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan	Used as company lounge; scrapped at unknown date