Keikyu 700 series (1956)

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Keikyu 700 series
A 600 series set in 1985
In service	1956–1986
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car
Number in service	None
Number preserved	1 car
Formation	2, 4 or 6 cars per trainset
Operators	Keikyu
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Doors	2 per side
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (service) 120 km/h (75 mph) (design)[1]
Power output	75 kW (101 hp) × 4 per motor car
Acceleration	2.3 km/(h⋅s) (1.4 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keikyu 700 series (京急700形), later reclassified Keikyu 600 series (京急600形), was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keikyu on limited-stop commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1956 until 1986.^[1]

Interior

Passenger accommodation consisted of facing four-person seating bays, with longitudinal bench seats near the doorways.^[1]

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  Interior of preserved car DeHa 601 in January 2008

History

The 700 series trains were first introduced in 1956, broadly based on the earlier 500 series trains.^[1]

From April 1966, the trains were reclassified "600 series", and roughly half of the former driving cars were rebuilt as intermediate cars with the cabs removed.^[1] At the same time, the headlamps were changed from the original incandescent light bulbs to sealed beam headlamps, and the original steel doors were replaced with new stainless steel doors.^[1]

Withdrawals of the 600 series trains commenced in 1984 with the introduction of 2000 series trains, and the last members of the fleet were withdrawn in March 1986 following a Sayonara (farewell) run.^[1]

Resale

Six former 600 series cars were resold to the Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad ("Kotoden") in Shikoku, where they became the 1070 series, modified with front-end gangways and longitudinal seating.^[1]

The identities and histories of the six 600 series cars sold to Kotoden are as shown below.^[2]

Preservation

Car DeHa 601 is preserved in the No. 1 Recreation Park in Zushi, Kanagawa.^[1]

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  Preserved car DeHa 601 in November 2017

References

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keikyu 600 series (II).

• 京急初代700形上 京急初代700形(上) [Original Keikyu 700 series (Part I)] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 19 March 2015. ISBN 978-4777053780.
• 京急初代700形下 京急初代700形(下) [Original Keikyu 700 series (Part II)] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 20 April 2015. ISBN 978-4777053803.