Tobu 200 series
| Tobu 200 series | |
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A 200 series set in June 2008
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| In service | since 1991 |
| Replaced | 1800 series |
| Constructed | 1990–1998 |
| Number built | 60 vehicles (10 sets) |
| Number in service | 60 vehicles (10 sets) |
| Formation | 6 cars per trainset |
| Operator(s) | Tobu Railway |
| Depot(s) | Tatebayashi |
| Line(s) served | Tobu Skytree Line, Tobu Isesaki Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 20 m |
| Doors | One per side |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Traction system | 200 series: Resistor control + field system superimposed field excitation control 250 series: IGBT-VVVF |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection method | Overhead line |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Tobu 200 series and 250 series (東武200系・250系 Tōbu 200/250-kei?) are electric multiple unit (EMU) train types operated in Japan on limited express services by the private railway operator Tobu Railway since 1991. The trains are used on Ryōmō services from Asakusa in Tokyo to Akagi and Kuzū.
As of 1 April 2012[update], the fleet consists of nine 6-car 200 series sets and one 6-car 250 series set.
Cars 2, 4, and 5 are each fitted with a pantograph (scissors type on sets 201 to 206, and single-arm type on sets 207 to 209.
Car 2 is fitted with one single-arm pantograph, and car 4 is fitted with two single-arm pantograph.
Passenger accommodation is monoclass with unidirectional reclining seats arranged with a seat pitch of 985 mm (38.8 in). Seats in the 200 series sets were reused from former 1700 and 1720 series trainsets, with new seat cover moquette. Vending machines selling drinks are provided.
Interior view
Reclining seats
The first seven 200 series sets were built between 1991 and 1996 utilizing the bogies and traction motors from former 1700/1720 series "DRC" EMUs displaced by the arrival of new Spacia 100 series EMUs. The trains entered service from 1 February 1991. Sets 208 and 209 built in fiscal 1997 featured HID headlights, LED destination indicators, and single-arm pantographs. 250 series set 251, was an entirely new build, delivered in March 1998. This featured the same 190 kW traction motors and bogies as the 30000 series, with VVVF control. Only three of the six cars in this set are motored.
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