Toden 5000 series

Toden 5000 series
5003 in the 1960s
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	Nippon Sharyo
Type of locomotive	Light rail vehicle
Constructed	1930, 1943
Number built	24 cars
Dimensions	13,000 mm × 2,400 mm × 3,560 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	Hitachi KR-8
Service information
In service	1930 – 20 January 1968
Formation	Single car
Number in service	None
Fleet numbers	5001 – 5024
Refurbished	1957 – 1960
Scrapped	1945, 1967 – 1978
Preservation information
Preserved	1 car
Number scrapped	23 cars

The Toden 5000 series is a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Tokyo Toden network from 1930 to January 1968.

History

The 5000 series was a series of streetcars manufactured for the Tokyo Toden network; the cars were introduced in 1930 as the first steel-bodied three-doored streetcars on the Tokyo Toden network. Twelve cars, numbered 5001 to 5012, were manufactured as part of this first batch, all by Nippon Sharyo; when originally introduced, a plan was in place to introduce twelve cars per year for the next five years, totaling 72 cars, although due to the Great Depression this was not realized.

All cars were stationed at Shinjuku Depot and were used exclusively on Routes 11 and 12. Despite the economic uncertainty, twelve additional cars, 5013 to 5024, were manufactured in 1943, also by Nippon Sharyo, to assist in Japan's war efforts and increase transportation capacity. Three cars, 5013, 5020 and 5024, were damaged in an air raid in World War II; 5020 was scrapped while the other two cars were renumbered and returned to service. Refurbishments were conducted from 1957 to 1960 by Toei's own Shibaura Works, Naniwa Kōki and Daiei Sharyo.

Due to their length the 5000 series cars could not be used on many of Toden's lines, making transfer to other lines difficult; although these were planned to be transferred to other lines due to rolling stock shortages other rolling stock from other lines would be transferred to those lines instead to make up for a lack of rolling stock and thus the 5000 series cars were no longer needed for a transfer. The abolition of a significant number of lines on the Toden network starting in the mid-1960s resulted in the withdrawals of most of the class; 5015, 5016 and 5022 were withdrawn on 31 December 1967, while the remaining cars were taken out of service on 20 January 1968.

Design

The 5000 series cars were the first Toden cars to feature steel bodies; their basic design would be used as the basis for many of Toden's future rolling stock. They are painted in the same livery of yellow with red accents.

Specifications

Construction is of steel. Electrical systems for the streetcars were manufactured by Shibaura Seisakushō.

Preservation

The following 5000 series cars have been preserved:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Location	Notes
5011	Nippon Sharyo	1930	January 1968	Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan	Body only; privately owned

The following 5000 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location	Notes
5001	Nippon Sharyo	1930	January 1968	Kyodonomori Park, Tokyo, Japan	Scrapped at unknown date
5002				Koyamadai Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan	Preserved on school grounds, school closed c.1988; scrapped at unknown date
5003				Sanwa Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan	Preserved on school grounds, school now closed; scrapped at unknown date
5005				Takanodai, Tokyo, Japan	Used as warehouse; scrapped at unknown date
5013		1943			Used as restroom for market; has not been reliably sighted, presumed scrapped
5007		1930		Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	Preserved on grounds of shipping company, used as break rooms; scrapped at unknown date
5008
5010
5012				Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan	Preserved on grounds of housing complex; scrapped at unknown date due to significant deterioration
5018		1943		Kōfu Castle, Maizuru, Yamanashi, Japan	Preserved near C12 5 and ED17 1; scrapped at unknown date due to significant deterioration
5017				Hanakoganei Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan	Body only; scrapped at unknown date