Toei 7500 series

The Toei 7500 series (東京都交通局7500形) was a tramcar type operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) on the Toden Arakawa Line in Tokyo, Japan from 1962 until March 2011.[1]

Toei 7500 series
7500 series car 7520 on display following withdrawal in March 2011
In service1962 – March 2011
Number built20 vehicles
Number in serviceNone
FormationSingle car
Fleet numbers7501–7520
Operator(s)Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
Depot(s)Arakawa
Line(s) servedToden Arakawa Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Doors2 sliding doors per side
Electric system(s)600 V DC Overhead wire
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in)

Operations

The fleet was based at Arakawa Depot, operating on the sole remaining tram line in Tokyo, the Toden Arakawa Line.[2]

History

20 7500 series tramcars were introduced from 1962.[1]

  • 7505 in 1985 before rebuilding
    7505 in 1985 before rebuilding
  • 7511 in former Hankai livery in June 2010
    7511 in former Hankai livery in June 2010

The last two remaining 7500 series cars in service were withdrawn on 13 March 2011.[1]

Preserved examples
  • Preserved car 7506
    Preserved car 7506
  • Preserved car 7514
    Preserved car 7514

References
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  1. 都電荒川線7500形 3月13日引退 [Toden Arakawa Line 7500 series to be withdrawn on 13 March]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive Inc. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2010 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2010] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. August 2010. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-330-15310-0.
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