Hankyu 1100 series

The Hankyu 1100 series (阪急電鉄1100系, Hankyū dentetsu 1100-kei) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Corporation on the Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line from 1956 until 1989.[1]

Hankyu 1100 series
1100 series set 1100, September 1976
In service	1956–1989
Manufacturer	Alna Koki
Constructed	1956–1961
Scrapped	1984–1991
Number built	51 cars
Number in service	None
Number preserved	None
Number scrapped	51 cars
Formation	2/3/4 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) served	Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	19,000 mm (62 ft 4 in)
Width	2,750 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Doors	2/3 per side
Electric system(s)	600 V DC, later 1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collection method	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Build details

1st batch

As with the similar Kobe Line 1010 series sets, the 1100 series sets were built from 1956 onward, consisting of two-car sets formed of one motored car and one non-powered trailer car, with cars numbered 1100 to 1103 and 1150 to 1153.[1]

2nd batch

The second batch appeared in 1957, consisting of eight cars (two pairs of semi-permanently coupled 2-car sets), numbered 1104 to 1107 and 1154 to 1157.[1]

3rd batch

The third batch appeared in 1958, consisting of eight cars (two pairs of semi-permanently coupled 2-car sets), numbered 1108 to 1111 and 1158 to 1161. These sets differed from earlier batches in having three doors per side instead of the earlier two.[1]

4th batch

The fourth batch appeared in 1959, consisting of twelve cars (two pairs of semi-permanently coupled 2-car sets plus four motor (Mc) cars), numbered 1112 to 1115, 1162 to 1165, and 1140 to 1143. These all had three doors per side.[1]

5th batch

The fifth batch appeared in 1960, consisting of a further five driving motor trailer (Mc) cars, numbered 1144 to 1148. These cars had three doors per side.[1]

6th batch

The sixth batch appeared in 1961, consisting of six driving trailer (Tc) cars, numbered 1190 to 1195.

Later developments

Some of the 1100 series cars were retrofitted with roof-mounted air-conditioning between 1976 and 1977.[1]

Withdrawal and resale

Nose Electric Railway 1000 series set 1001 in 2001

The 1100 series cars were withdrawn between 1984 and 1991.[1] One four-car set was sold to the Nose Electric Railway, classified as 1000 series.[1]

See also

• Hankyu 1300 series (1957), a similar variant introduced on the Kyoto Lines from 1957

References

1. Shinohara, Susumu (February 2014). "初代1000系シリーズの軌跡" [The story of the original 1000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 54 no. 634. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 114–125.