Toden 3000 series

Toden 3000 series
3123 in February 1972
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	Kisha Seizō, Naniwa Kōki, Nippon Sharyo, Nippon Tetsudō Jidōsha, Shibaura Works, Tokyu Sharyō
Type of locomotive	Light rail vehicle
Constructed	1949 – 1953
Number built	242 cars
Dimensions	11,700 mm × 2,195 mm × 3,421 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	June 1949 – 15 November 1972
Formation	Single car
Number in service	None
Fleet numbers	3001 – 3242
Scrapped	1967 – 1972
Preservation information
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	242 cars

The Tokyo City Streetcar 3000 series was a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Tokyo Toden network (now Tokyo Toden) from June 1949 to November 1972.

History

The 3000 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 242 cars, numbered between 3001 and 3242, manufactured in two batches. The first batch of cars consisted of 213 cars converted from largely wooden-bodied 3000 series cars, although 150, 160 and 170 series cars acquired from the Ōji Electric Tram Company and Tokyo City Streetcar 1400 series cars were also used as part of the conversion. The second batch of cars consisted of newly-manufactured cars in addition to some converted cars, totaling 29 cars. It is not known what the numbers of the converted 3000 series are pre-conversion.

As with the previous wooden-bodied 3000 series cars, the 3000 series cars became the face of the Tokyo Toden network due to their sheer volumes. 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in the withdrawals of many of Toden's streetcar types, with withdrawals of this class commencing in 1967; all cars were withdrawn by 15 November 1972. Five cars were transferred to the Nagasaki Electric Railway, where they served until 1982 when a flood rendered them unusable. No 3000 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.

Preservation

The following 3000 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location	Notes
3103	Nippon Sharyo	1951	November 1972	Itabashi Traffic Park, Tokyo, Japan	Used as meeting room; scrapped at unknown date