The was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type for local services operated by

Chichibu Railway The is a small-sector private railway company operating a railway line in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It managed the Mitsumine Ropeway (� ...

in Japan from 1986 until March 2014.

History

Twelve three-car trains were converted in 1986 from former JNR 101 series commuter EMUs. Conversion included the addition of a second pantograph on the DeHa 1000 cars and the inclusion of a luggage area at the cab ends separated by a curtain arrangement. Air-conditioning was added to the end cars from fiscal 1994, with the centre cars in each set left without air-conditioning. The trains were modified for ''wanman''

driver only operation One-person operation (OPO), also known as driver-only operation (DOO), one-man operation (OMO), single person train operation (SPTO), or one-person train operation (OPTO), similarly to Driver Controlled Operation, is operation of a train, bus ...

from December 1999. The final train ran on 23 March 2014.

Formations

The formations and former 101 series identities were as shown below. The DeHa 1000 car was fitted with two lozenge-type pantographs.

Livery variations

File:Chichibu railway 1000kei.JPG, Set 1007 repainted into the original livery carried until the 1990s (April 2010) File:Chichibu Railway 1010 20071202.jpg, Set 1010 in the second livery carried from the 1990s (December 2007) File:Chichibu railway-1000-orange.jpg, Set 1011 repainted into JNR orange livery (September 2007) File:Chichibu Railway 1000 Skyblue.jpg, Set 1001 repainted into JNR sky blue livery (January 2008) File:Chichibu Railway 1000 yellow.jpg, Set 1012 repainted into JNR canary yellow livery (January 2009) File:Chichibu Railway Series 1000-Kansai Color.jpg, Set 1009 repainted into JR Kansai area light green livery (April 2008) File:Chichibu Old2.jpg, Set 1002 repainted into the early Chichibu Railway livery (not originally carried by these EMUs) (January 2010)

References

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