Toden 6000 series

Toden 6000 series
6086 in July 2011
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	Fuji Heavy Industries, Hitachi, Kinami Sharyō, Kisha Seizō, Naniwa Kōki, Nippon Sharyo, Nippon Tetsudō Jidōsha, Shibaura Works, Teikoku Sharyō
Type of locomotive	Light rail vehicle
Constructed	1947 – 1952
Number built	290 cars
Dimensions	12,500 – 12,550 mm × 2,700 mm × 3,100 mm
Gauge	4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Power supply	600 V DC
Electric system(s)	Pantograph
Traction system	Resistor control
Traction system model	Mitsubishi KR-8
Service information
In service	1947 – December 2001
Formation	Single car
Number in service	None
Fleet numbers	6001 – 6290
Scrapped	1967 – 1972
Preservation information
Preserved	6 cars
Number scrapped	284 cars

The Toden 6000 series is a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Tokyo Toden network from 1947 to December 2001.

History

The 6000 series was a series of streetcars manufactured for the Tokyo Toden network; the cars were introduced in 1947, they being the first streetcars introduced following World War II. A total of 290 cars were built. Due to their sheer numbers they were one of the most iconic modes of transport in Tokyo during the postwar period.

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; 10 cars were transferred to the Hakodate City Transport Bureau in 1970. By 1972, only 13 cars remained in service, all from the third batch of cars, only operating on Routes 27 and 32 on the Toden network. Although the Toden system was scheduled to be abolished, the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation made the decision to merge both Routes 27 and 32 into a singular line named the Arakawa Line. The 13 cars would largely be taken out of regular service after April 1978 with wanman operation conversion done on most trains, with the last car, 6152, withdrawn from service in December 2001.

Design

When built the 6000 series cars featured a standard streetcar design typical of the 1940s; they were painted in Toden's corporate colors of yellow with red accents.

Specifications

Construction of the cars is of steel. The cars use a resistor controlled traction system and nose suspension driveshaft.

Preservation

The following 6000 series cars have been preserved:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Location	Notes
6063	Nippon Sharyo	March 1949	April 1978	Shinmei Toden Shakoato Park, Tokyo, Japan	Preserved alongside Otsu 2
6080		April 1949		Asukayama Park, Tokyo, Japan	Displayed under shelter
6086				Arakawa Depot, Tokyo, Japan	Formerly privately preserved, returned to Toei in 2008
6152		July 1949	December 2001	Arakawa Amusement Park, Tokyo, Japan	Used as Café 193 restaurant
6162			March 1971	Minamiotsuka Park, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan	Displayed under shelter
6191		November 1950	April 1978	Kyodonomori Park, Tokyo, Japan	Displayed outdoors

The following 6000 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location	Notes
6009	Nippon Sharyo	1947	1972	Shibanakadaminami Park, Saitama, Japan	Used as meeting room; scrapped at unknown date
6029		1948		Tokyo, Japan	Speculated to have been preserved privately; presumably scrapped
6159		July 1949		Keisho Kindergarten, Tokyo, Japan	Repainted green; scrapped 2017 with rebuilding of kindergarten
6175		August 1949		Shinkawa Minamidai Apartments, Tokyo, Japan	Used as meeting hall; scrapped at unknown date due to deterioration
6177				Tanashihashiba Station, Tokyo, Japan	Used as changing rooms; scrapped 1982 due to deterioration
6181		1950		Atami Castle, Shizuoka, Japan	Displayed at different ends of premises; damaged in landslide in January 1993 and scrapped
6189
6219		1951	1978	Tobu Zoo, Saitama, Japan	Used as rabbit enclosure; scrapped 1998 due to deterioration
6267		1952	1972	Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan	Privately owned, both owned by same owner, used as children's hideout; scrapped at unknown date
6272
6081		April 1949		Sumida, Tokyo, Japan	Front only; used as ornament for Hanami sushi restaurant, removed 1998 when restaurant closed
6263		1952		Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan	Front only, presumed to be privately owned; scrapped unknown date