159 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type August 2024 159 series 300px 1961–1980 Nippon Sharyo 1961–1962 1975 16 cars (3 sets) None None 4/8 cars per set JNR Ogaki Steel 2 per side 1,500 V DC 1067mm on The 159 series 159系 was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1961 until 1980. Matsumoto Norihisa 初登場の修学旅行電車 The first school-excursion trains Japan Railfan Magazine 54 636 126–131 Japanese April 2014 They were originally designed for and used on school excursion trains running between Tokyo and the Nagoya area via the Tokaido Main Line. Exterior thumb|155 series (for comparison) Broadly based on the earlier 155 series trains, the 159 series trains were also initially painted in the JNR excursion train livery of "lemon yellow" and "light scarlet". Formations The fleet consisted of one 8-car and two 4-car sets, formed as shown below, and based at Ogaki Depot in Gifu Prefecture. 写真とイラストで見る国鉄急行型電車のすべて JNR Express EMUs in pictures Neko Publishing Ltd. 29 November 2013 Japan 40–43 978-4-7770-1532-0 8-car set Designation Tc M' M T T M' M Tc Numbering KuHa 159 MoHa 158 MoHa 159 SaHa 159 SaHa 159 MoHa 158 MoHa 159 KuHa 159 The MoHa 154 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph. 4-car sets Designation Tc M' M Tc Numbering KuHa 159 MoHa 158 MoHa 159 KuHa 159 The MoHa 158 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph. Key Tc: driving trailer T: intermediate trailer M: intermediate motor with control equipment M': intermediate motor History The 159 series sets entered service from 2 April 1961 on こまどり Komadori school excursion services running on the Tokaido Main Line between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Ogaki Station in Aichi Prefecture. Teramoto Mitsuteru 国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典 JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. 23 July 2001 Tokyo, Japan 239 978-4-88732-093-2 Trains carried headboards on the front with the name of the train. An additional four-car set was delivered in 1962 to allow 16-car formations to be run. The Komadori school excursion services were discontinued in 1973, and the 159 series were reassigned to use on "rapid" limited-stop services and charter train services, repainted into the Shonan livery of orange and green. The entire fleet was withdrawn from service by fiscal 1980. No 159 series vehicles have been preserved. 国鉄&JR保存車大全 JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide Sasada Masahiro Ikaros Publications Ltd. September 2012 Tokyo, Japan 127 978-4863206175 See also 155 series 167 series References Category:Electric multiple units of Japan Category:Nippon Sharyo multiple units Category:Train-related introductions in 1961 Category:1500 V DC multiple units of Japan Category:Scrapped EMUs Category:Japanese National Railways ja:国鉄155系・159系電車