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Meitetsu 5000 Series (2008)
The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by Meitetsu in Japan since 2008. Design The 5000 series trains were built with stainless steel bodies and using electrical equipment reclaimed from then-recently withdrawn 1000 series sets. Operations The 5000 series trains are used on the following lines as of the 3 October 2009 timetable revision. * Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line (West of Ina Station), Bisai Line * Meitetsu Tokoname Line, Meitetsu Airport Line, Meitetsu Chikkō Line, Meitetsu Kōwa Line, Meitetsu Chita New Line * Inuyama Line, Kakamigahara Line, Hiromi Line (from Inuyama Station to Shin Kani Station) * Tsushima Line, Bisai Line (From Tsushima Station to Yatomi Station) Formation The M1 and M2 cars each have one lozenge-type pantograph. Build details ''Source:'' Interior The interior has a light gray color scheme. As with the earlier 3150 series, individual seats are 470 mm wide. They are upholstered with a blue moquette. The seats use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokoname Station
270px, Platforms 270px, Track layout is a junction railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Tokoname Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line, and is located 29.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also regarded as the terminal station for the Meitetsu Airport Line. Station layout The station is an elevated station with two island platforms and the station building located underneath. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and it is staffed. Platforms Adjacent stations Station history Tokoname Station was opened on April 1, 1913 as a terminal station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. A second platform was added in December 1982, and the station building was rebuilt in 1987. The station was closed from January 2002 to October 2003 to allow for the elevation of the tracks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Multiple Unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages. An EMU is usually formed of two or more semi-permanently coupled carriages, but electrically powered single-unit railcars are also generally classed as EMUs. The great majority of EMUs are passenger trains, but versions also exist for carrying mail. EMUs are popular on commuter and suburban rail networks around the world due to their fast acceleration and pollution-free operation. Being quieter than diesel multiple units (DMUs) and locomotive-hauled trains, EMUs can operate later at night and more frequently without disturbing nearby residents. In addition, tunnel design for EMU trains is simpler as no provision is needed for exhausting fumes, although retrofitting existing limited-clearance tunnels to accommodate the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogies
A bogie ( ) (in some senses called a truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework that carries a wheelset, attached to a vehicle—a modular subassembly of wheels and axles. Bogies take various forms in various modes of transport. A bogie may remain normally attached (as on many railroad cars and semi-trailers) or be quickly detachable (as the dolly in a road train or in railway bogie exchange); it may contain a suspension within it (as most rail and trucking bogies do), or be solid and in turn be suspended (as most bogies of tracked vehicles are); it may be mounted on a swivel, as traditionally on a railway carriage or locomotive, additionally jointed and sprung (as in the landing gear of an airliner), or held in place by other means (centreless bogies). In Scotland, the term is used for a child’s (usually home-made) wooden cart. While ''bogie'' is the preferred spelling and first-listed variant in various dictionaries, bogey and bogy are also used. Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regenerative Braking
Regenerative braking is an energy recovery mechanism that slows down a moving vehicle or object by converting its kinetic energy into a form that can be either used immediately or stored until needed. In this mechanism, the electric traction motor uses the vehicle's momentum to recover energy that would otherwise be lost to the brake discs as heat. This method contrasts with conventional braking systems. In those systems, the excess kinetic energy is converted to unwanted and wasted heat due to friction in the brakes, or with rheostatic brakes, where the energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators but is immediately dissipated as heat in resistors. In addition to improving the overall efficiency of the vehicle, regeneration can significantly extend the life of the braking system as the mechanical parts will not wear out quickly. General principle The most common form of regenerative brake involves an electric motor functioning as an electric generator. In elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gate Turn-off Thyristor
A gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) is a special type of thyristor, which is a high-power (.e.g. 1200V AC) semiconductor device. It was invented by General Electric. GTOs, as opposed to normal thyristors, are fully controllable switches which can be turned on and off by their gate lead. Device description Normal thyristors (silicon-controlled rectifiers) are not fully controllable switches (a "fully controllable switch" can be turned on and off at will). Thyristors can only be turned on using the gate lead, but cannot be turned off using the gate lead. Thyristors are switched on by a gate signal, but even after the gate signal is de-asserted (removed, reverse biased), the thyristor remains in the on state until a turn-off condition occurs (which can be the application of a reverse voltage to the terminals or a decrease of the forward current below a certain threshold value known as the "holding current"). Thus, a thyristor behaves like a normal semiconductor diode after it is turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitetsu 5000 Series ( II ) EMU 001 , in service 2008-
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Meitetsu 5000 series may refer to one of two electric train types operated in Japan by the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu): * Meitetsu 5000 series (1955), in service 1955-1986 * Meitetsu 5000 series (2008) The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by Meitetsu in Japan since 2008. Design The 5000 series trains were built with stainless steel bodies and using electrical equipment reclaimed from then-recently withdrawn 1000 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moquette
Moquette, derived from the French word for carpet, is a type of woven pile fabric in which cut or uncut threads form a short dense cut or loop pile. As well as giving it a distinctive velvet-like feel, the pile construction is particularly durable, and ideally suited to applications such as public transport. Its upright fibres form a flexible, non-rigid surface, which are constantly displaced to give durability and anti-stain benefits. Traditional moquette fabrics are made from a wool nylon face with an interwoven cotton backing. Origin Moquette originated in France, where it was woven by hand. The standard width was a Flemish ell of 27 inches. There were two finishes: moquette ''velouté'', which had a cut pile like English Wilton, and moquette ''bouclé'', which had an uncut pile like Brussels carpet. It is still woven in Yorkshire using traditional techniques. A long-standing moquette manufacturer is Holdsworth Fabrics, which dates back to 1822. Examples The most famous moqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meitetsu 3150 Series
The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Japan since 2004. Design Like the four-car 3300 series trains, the 3150 series trains were based on the earlier 300 series trains, which were the first stainless steel body trains to be operated by Meitetsu, although whereas the 300 series trains had long cars with four pairs of sliding doors per side, the 3150 series have long cars and three pairs of sliding doors per side. Formations , 16 two-car sets were in operation, formed as shown below, with one driving motored ("Mc") car and one non-powered driving trailer ("Tc") car. * The "Mc" car is fitted with one single-arm pantograph A pantograph (, from their original use for copying writing) is a mechanical linkage connected in a manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one pen, in tracing an image, produces identical movements in a second pen. If a line dr .... Interior Passenger accommoda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatomi Station
file:Yatomi Station-Platform.jpg , 270px, Platforms is a junction train station, railway station in the city of Yatomi, Aichi, Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway company, Nagoya Railway (Meitetsu). The station's elevation is 0.93 m below sea level, the lowest among all above-ground stations of Japan Railways Group, JR Group.Keiō Gijuku Daigaku Tetsudō Kenkyūkai, Keidai Tekken Mita Kai "2001-nen Tetsudō Nandemo Nihon'ichi" Japan Railfan Magazine No. 477 (January 2001) p.45. The source claims that this station is the lowest among all railways in Japan, but Japanese Wikipedia article for this station (:ja:弥富駅, as of 2008-05-20) claims without citation that Ryōzō Kawashima and Naoki Tanemura have claimed that Kintetsu-Yatomi Station may be lower than this station. Lines Yatomi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located 16.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsushima Station
270px, Platform 270px, Track Layout is a junction railway station in the city of Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Tsushima Station is a terminal station for the Meitetsu Tsushima Line, and is located 11.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Its ia also served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line and is 8.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at . Station layout The station has a single elevated island platform with the station building underneath. Trains of both the Bisai Line and the Tsushima Line use the same platform. The station is staffed. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Nagoya Railroad Station history Tsushima Station was opened on April 3, 1893, as a terminal station of the privately owned Bisai Railroad, on the same day as the opposing terminal, Yatomi Station, and Saya Station. Meitetsu bought the Bisai Railroad on August 1, 1925. On October 25, 1932, former Shin-Tsushima Station on Meitets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Kani Station
is a railway station on the Meitetsu Hiromi Line in the city of Kani, Gifu, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Shin Kani Station is served by the Meitetsu Hiromi Line, and is located 14.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is located close to Kani Station operated by JR Central on the Taita Line for and . Layout The station has a bay platform with two bays, serving three tracks. Platform 1 serves trains bound for Mitake. Although the line from Shin Kani to Mitake is a continuation of the same Hiromi Line from Inuyama, the lines are physically disconnected at Shin Kani Station and passengers wishing to go beyond Shin Kani must transfer at this station. There is a second wicket within the station for such passengers. Therefore, passengers transferring must pass through one set of gates, and passengers starting their trip at Shin Kani must pass through two sets of gates. Platform 1 supports trains with no more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inuyama Station
250px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Inuyama Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line and is 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also served by the Meitetsu Inuyama Line and is 29.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .Inuyama station is also a terms of the 22.3 kilometer Meitetsu Hiromi Line. Station layout The station has three elevated island platforms with an elevated station building. After a renovation completed in mid-December 2010, there are two wickets. The renovated portions of the station entered service on December 20, 2010, at which time the station became handicapped-accessible. Previously, there was one wicket, but after renovation this became the South Wicket, and the newly completed wicket became the North Wicket. The renovation also included new LED displays indicating the next trains arriving at the station, which replaced display ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
