Set 32 (new color) of the EMU ex-Tokyo Metro 6000 series in Indonesia
(Photo: Faris Fadhli)
I have received news from an Indonesian rail-fan. My thanks go to Faris Fadhli, who kindly sent me recent photos.
At the end of last year, PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) launched new trains with a new color design on their railway network in the Jakarta metropolitan area. The top photo is set 32 of the ex-Tokyo Metro 6000 series with the new color design. Different from the previous stripes (red and yellow-colored), it has red and white colored stripes on the bodies. As you know, "Red and White" is another name of the Indonesian national flag. Set HaE26 of the ex-JR East 205 series was also changed to the new color design.
Set 32 of the EMU ex-Tokyo Metro 6000 series was operated on the Tokyo Metro-Chiyoda line. It was built as the 32nd set of the 6000 series by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1986. It consists of five motorcars and five trailers (5M5T). The electric control system is an IGBT-VVVF inverter with induction motors. Set 32 was, then, transferred to Indonesia after retirement from the Chiyoda line in 2017. On the other hand, Set HaE26 of the ex-JR East 205 series was operated on the JR East Saikyo line. It was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1990. It consists of six motorcars and four trailers (6M4T). The electric control system is a field added excitation with DC motors. Set 32 was, then, transferred to Indonesia after retirement from the Saikyo line in 2013.
Good luck with Indonesian Railways.
Set HaE26 (new color) of the EMU ex-JR East 205 series in Indonesia
(Photo: Faris Fadhli)