Hokuso 7260 series

The Hokuso 7260 series (北総鉄道7260形) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type owned and operated by the third-sector railway company Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan from March 2006 until March 2015. The single eight-car train was formed from two former Keisei 3300 series four-car EMU sets leased from Keisei Electric Railway.^[1]

Hokuso 7260 series
7260 series set 7261 in August 2007
In service	March 2006 - March 2015
Number built	8 vehicles (1 set)
Number scrapped	8 vehicles (1 set)
Formation	8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	7261
Operators	Hokuso Railway
Depots	Inba
Lines served	Hokuso Line, Keisei Main Line, Toei Asakusa Line, Keikyu Main Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead catenary
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Formation

The fleet consisted of a single eight-car set formed of two permanently coupled four-car sets as shown below, with all cars motored, and car 1 at the southern end.^[2]

Car No.	1	2	3	4		5	6	7	8
Designation	M2	M1'		M2		M2	M1'		M2
Numbering	7268	7267	7266	7265		7264	7263	7262	7261

The "M1" cars each had one lozenge-type pantograph.^[2]

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  The permanently coupled inner cab ends on cars 7265 and 7264
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  The interior of car 7266 in March 2015

History

Formed of two former Keisei 3300 series four-car sets, the 7260 series trainset entered service on the Hokuso Railway in March 2006.^[3]

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  A Keisei 3300 series 4-car EMU

Withdrawal

The 7260 series trainset was withdrawn following its final day in revenue service on 22 March 2015.^[4]

References

1. Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. p. 26. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
3. 7260形営業終了とこれに伴うイベントの開催について [Event coinciding with end of 7260 series operations]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hokuso Railway. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
4. 北総『7260形さよならイベント』開催 [Hokuso 7260 series farewell event held]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.