Meitetsu 1380 series

The Meitetsu 1380 series (名鉄1380系) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 2003 until September 2015. The unique four-car train was converted from a former 1030/1230 series trainset which sustained accident damage in 2002.

Meitetsu 1380 series
Set 1384 in June 2008
In service	2003 - September 2015
Scrapped	2015
Number built	4 vehicles (1 set)
Number in service	None
Number scrapped	4 vehicles (1 set)
Formation	4 cars per set
Fleet numbers	1384
Operator(s)	Meitetsu
Line(s) served	Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line, Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Formations

The single four-car set, numbered 1384, was formed as follows.[1]

Designation	Mc1'	Mc2'	M1	Mc2
Numbering	1384	1334	1584	1534

• The M2' and Mc2 cars each had one lozenge-type pantograph.[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of a mixture of transverse seating with flip-over seat backs and some longitudinal seating.[2]

• 
  An interior view in December 2008
• 
  The interior of end car 1384

History

A 1030/1230 series train (set 1131) in April 2008

The 1380 set was introduced in 2003, reformed from former 1030/1230 series six-car set 1134, which sustained damage to the limited express (1030 series) cars in a level crossing accident in 2002.[2] The limited express cars were scrapped, and a new cab was added to the former intermediate car 1384, creating a new four-car set for use on commuter services.[2] The train was also repainted from the original red and white limited express livery into the standard Meitetsu commuter train livery of all-over red.[2]

Set 1384 made its last run on 2 September 2015, before being taken out of service.[3]

References

1. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 98. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
2. 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 220. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
3. 名鉄1380系運行終了 [Meitetsu 1380 series withdrawn from service]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

External links

• Meitetsu 1380 series information (in Japanese)