Monday 11 March 2019

EMU 1810 and 1010 Series: Old Kintetsu Trains

Set H26 of the EMU Kintetsu 1810 series

I am going to continue to show you the Kintetsu trains today.

Sitting on the stool bar in the observation room of the Ise-Shima Liner, I took photographs of Kintetsu trains frequently coming from the traveling direction. The EMU 1810 series was my favorite one. It is a standard commuter train operated on the 1,435 mm-gauge tracks. A total of 43 units were built by Kinki Sharyo from 1967 to 1979. Most of them had already been scrapped, but 4 units are still operated on the Nagoya line. The 1810 series has a 20 meter-long steel body with 8 doors per car. One set is composed of two cars (1M1T). The electric control system is an old rheostatic system.

The EMU 1010 series is also an old standard commuter train operated on the 1,435 mm-gauge tracks. It debuted in 1972 under the name of the EMU 920 series. A total of 6 sets, 18 units, were built by Kinki Sharyo. After the renovation, it was moved from the Kyoto line to the Nagoya line in 1981. Currently, 4 sets, 12 units, are still operated on the line. The electric control system is a field magnetic potential phase control.

Incidentally, the 1810 and 1010 series look the same, but there is a subtle difference between the two models. The 1810 series has a skirt squeezing part on the body; meanwhile, the 1010 series has a simple straight body. That kind of discovery is a great gratification for a trainspotter like me.

Set T16 of the EMU Kintetsu 1010 series