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169 series
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Japanese train type
October 2022
169 series JNR 169 myouko 3.jpg 300px A 169 series set in Shonan livery in July 1982 1969–2013 Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation 187 vehicles None 4 vehicles JNR (1969–1987)JR East (1987–1996)Shinano Railway (1997–2013) 110 km/h mph on Resistor control 1,500 V DC overhead DT32, TR69 165 series 1067mm on
The 169 series 169系 was an express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1969 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) until 1996 and by Shinano Railway in Nagano Prefecture until 2013. The 169 series was developed from the 165 series EMUs.
Interior
Livery variations
Shinano Railway
The third-sector operator Shinano Railway operated a fleet of three 3-car 169 series sets (numbered S51 to S53) formerly operated by JR East. These operated on services between Karuizawa x and Togura Stations.ja:私鉄車両編成表 2012 Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2012 JRR July 2012 Japan 91 978-4-330-29911-2 These sets were scheduled to be withdrawn from regular service in April 2013, with final runs on 29 April 2013. https://www.shinanorailway.co.jp/news/docs/2412_169_last_event.pdf Last Run 4 December 2012 News release Shinano Railway Japan ja 5 December 2012
Formations
The 3-car sets operated by Shinano Railway were formed as shown below, with two motored cars (KuMoHa and MoHa) and one trailer car (KuHa).
Numbering KuMoHa 169 MoHa 168 KuHa 169
The MoHa 168 car was fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.
Preserved examples
2014, four 169 series cars are preserved, as follows.ja: 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016 Sasada Masahiro Ikaros Publications Ltd. 25 November 2014 Tokyo, Japan ja 123 978-4863209282 国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016
KuMoHa 169 1: Next to Sakaki Station on the Shinano Railway in Sakaki, Nagano
KuMoHa 169 6: Next to Karuizawa Station in Karuizawa, Nagano
KuHa 169 27: Next to Sakaki Station on the Shinano Railway in Sakaki, Nagano
MoHa 168 1: Next to Sakaki Station on the Shinano Railway in Sakaki, Nagano
References
External links
http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/169.html JR East 169 series 16 August 2016 jreast.co.jp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010610193311/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/169.html 10 June 2001 ja
Category:Electric multiple units of Japan
Category:East Japan Railway Company
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Category:Kinki Sharyo multiple units
Category:Nippon Sharyo multiple units
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Category:Train-related introductions in 1969
Category:1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
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Category:1969 establishments in Japan