Seibu 10000 series

The Seibu 10000 series (西武10000系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway on limited express services in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1993.[1]

Seibu 10000 series
10000 series on a Chichibu service in June 2008
Manufacturer	Hitachi
Replaced	5000 series
Constructed	1993–2003
Entered service	6 December 1993
Refurbished	2003–2008
Number built	84 vehicles (12 sets)
Number in service	84 vehicles (12 sets)
Successor	Seibu 001 series
Formation	7 cars per trainset
Operator(s)	Seibu Railway
Depot(s)	Kotesashi, Minami-Iriso
Line(s) served	Seibu Ikebukuro Line, Seibu Shinjuku Line
Specifications
Car length	20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Doors	One per side
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph)
Traction system	Resistor control Variable frequency (3-level IGBT) (set 10112)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead line
Braking system(s)	Dynamic braking
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Operations

Branded as "NRA" or "New Red Arrow", the trains are used on Koedo services from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe and on Musashi and Chichibu services from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Hannō and Seibu Chichibu Station.[1]

Formation

As of 1 April 2012, the fleet consists of 12 7-car sets, formed as follows.[2]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	Tc1	M1	M2	T	M3	M4	Tc2
Numbering	10100	10200	10300	10400	10500	10600	10700

Cars 2, 5, and 6 each have one single-arm pantograph, except set 10112, which has pantographs on cars 2 and 5 only.[2]

History

The first two trains delivered were introduced in December 1993 on Koedo services from Seibu-Shinjuku in Tokyo to Hon-Kawagoe, replacing the former 5000 series Red Arrow trains.[3]

A further three trainsets were delivered in 1994 and introduced on Chichibu services from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Seibu-Chichibu on 15 October 1994.[3]

The trains were refurbished internally between 2003 and 2008, and the old seats were re-used in Chichibu Railway 6000 series and Izukyu 8000 series trainsets.[4]

Interior

The sets are monoclass with 2+2 abreast reclining seating. Seat pitch is 1,070 mm (42 in).[4]

• 
  Original seating in September 2006
• 
  Interior view showing new seating in January 2009
• 
  New seating in September 2006

Livery variations

• 
  Set 10107 in Nagatoro advertising livery in August 2011
• 
  Set 10105 in Red Arrow Classic livery in December 2011
• 
  Set 10103 in Platinum Express Chichibu Ver. livery in March 2017
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  Set 10104 in Platinum Express Kawagoe Ver. livery in May 2018
• 
  Set 10109 in Love Live! Sunshine!! livery in September 2017
• 
  Set 10102 in Love Live! Sunshine!! livery in May 2018

References

1. 私鉄車両年鑑 2012: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2012 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2012]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. February 2012. p. 183. ISBN 978-4-86320-549-9.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012]. Japan: JRR. July 2012. pp. 60–62. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.
3. 年鑑'95日本の鉄道 [Yearbook 1995: Japanese Railways]. Japan: Railway Journal. April 1995.
4. 2011西武電車最新ガイド [2011 Seibu EMU Guide]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 322. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. February 2011. pp. 7–35.

External links

• Seibu 10000 series "New Red Arrow" (in Japanese)