Let me continue from where I left off my last post. After enjoying the observation of LSE Car, I found HiSE Car with wine red-colored stripes in the Romancecar Museum.
HiSE Car, also known as the EMU Odakyu 10000 series, was launched in 1987 in commemoration of the 60-year anniversary of the Odakyu line. 4 sets in total were built by Nippon Sharyo and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. One set of HiSE Car consisted of nine motorcars and two trailers. HiSE Car inherited its design from NSE and LSE Cars. For example, the cockpit was upstairs, so that the passengers could enjoy the view ahead. On the other hand, HiSE Car was a high-decker vehicle unlike its predecessors. HiSE's passenger room was high up, so, the elevated position held wonderful views from the passenger seats. To balance the high-decker and low center of gravity, air conditioners were placed under the floor. After operating for 25 years, HiSE Car was retired from the track in March 2012. One unit, namely DeHa 10001, is currently exhibited in the Romancecar Museum.
I could observe a bogie of HiSE Car at the end of DeHa 10001. It's FS533A, parallel link-guided articulated bogie, which was manufactured by Sumitomo Metal Industries. I could see a large bolster just under the rounded center plate and a rod-shaped bolster anchor at the left end of the bogie. I could also observe uneven parallel links, which connected the axle box, and supported the bogie frame.
I learned a lot from HiSE Car.
