The was an
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 numbe ...
(EMU) type operated by the
private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
operator
Nagoya Railroad
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...
(Meitetsu) on limited express services in Japan from May 1999 until June 2008. Two cars from each set were subsequently modified to create the
1700 series EMUs in conjunction with new 2300 series cars.
Formations
The fleet consisted of four three-car sets formed as follows.
Cars 2 and 3 were each fitted with a 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 accommodation consisted of unidirectional seating arranged 2+2 abreast. Car 2 included a toilet and wheelchair space.
File:Nagoya Railroad - Series 1600 - Cabin - 01.JPG, Interior of the 1600 series
History
The trains were introduced on 10 May 1999.
References
{{Meitetsu trainsets
Electric multiple units of Japan
1600 series
Train-related introductions in 1999
Tilting trains
Nippon Sharyo multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan