Toden 1200 series

Toden 1200 series
1244 in the 1960s
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	Nippon Sharyo, Teikoku Sharyō
Type of locomotive	Light rail vehicle
Constructed	1936 – 1942
Number built	109 cars
Dimensions	10,300 mm × 2,350 mm × 3,540 mm
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	1936 – 1967
Formation	Single car
Number in service	None
Fleet numbers	1201 – 1309
Scrapped	1964 – 1967
Preservation information
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	109 cars

The Toden 1200 series was a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Tokyo Toden network from 1936 to 1967.

History

The 1200 series was a series of streetcars manufactured for the Tokyo Toden network; the cars were essentially a full-production version of the experimental 1300 series cars, itself a derivative of the 1000 series cars with an extended body. The cars used newly-manufactured car bodies by Nippon Sharyo and Teikoku Sharyō but used equipment from scrapped rolling stock. A total of 109 cars were produced.

Many members of the class were destroyed during World War II, with most restored and all members of the class renumbered accordingly. Some cars were rebuilt with further extended bodies in 1961, resulting in the 1500 series. 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resulted in the withdrawals of many of Toden's streetcar types, with withdrawals commencing in 1964; all cars were withdrawn by 1967 with the closure of Hiroo Depot.

No 1200 series cars have been preserved.

Design

The 1200 series cars featured a body style following that of the 1000 series cars, but featured a more rounded roof profile and raised roof gutters.

Specifications

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

Preservation

The following 1200 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location	Notes
1269	Nippon Sharyo	1939	1967	Chiba, Japan	Preserved in private housing complexes; scrapped at unknown date
1270