Toden 2000 series (1951)

Toden 2000 series
2023 in October 1969
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	Naniwa Kōki, Nippon Sharyo, Nippon Tetsudō Jidōsha, Tōyō Kōki
Type of locomotive	Light rail vehicle
Constructed	1951 – 1955
Number built	24 cars
Dimensions	12,200 mm × 2,210 mm × 3,500 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 Shibaura RB-200A
Service information
In service	1951 – 26 October 1969
Formation	Single car
Number in service	None
Fleet numbers	2001 – 2024
Scrapped	1967 – 1969, 1990, 1998
Preservation information
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	24 cars

The Toden 2000 series was a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Tokyo Toden network from 1951 to October 1969.

History

The 2000 series was a series of streetcars manufactured for the Tokyo Toden network; the term is used to refer to what would become a total of 24 cars, numbered between 2001 and 2024. Most cars were manufactured from new, entering service starting 1951, while two cars, 2011 and 2012, were rebuilt from wooden-bodied 2000 series cars originally built in 1943. The cars, like the older 2000 series, were exclusively used on the Suginami Line (Route 14), a narrow gauge line on former Seibu Railway trackage, from Shinjuku to Ogikubo; when that line was abolished on 1 December 1963, all cars were converted from cape gauge (3 ft 6 in) to Scotch gauge (4 ft 6 in) but largely remained out of use until September 1965, when they were redeployed to Mita, Meguro, Hiroo and Waseda Depots.

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resulted in the withdrawals of many of Toden's tram types, with withdrawals of this class commencing in 1967; all were withdrawn on 26 October 1969 with the closure of Hiroo Depot and the abolishment of Routes 7, 33 and 34. Prior to the class' withdrawal, cars 2018 to 2024 were transferred to the Nagasaki Electric Tramway, where they served until 2019. No 2000 series cars have been preserved.

Design

The 3000 series cars had a body style similar to that of the 6000 series cars manufactured around the same time. They are painted in the same livery of yellow with red accents.

Specifications

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

Preservation

The following 2000 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location	Notes
2012	Nippon Tetsudō Jidōsha	1952	October 1969	Higashi-Shinagawa Park, Tokyo, Japan	Used as changing room; scrapped 1990 due to disrepair
2011				Ōta, Tokyo, Japan	Car body only, preserved in playground of elementary school; scrapped 1998 due to disrepair