I received the news from an Indonesian railfan. The last set of the ex-Tokyu 8000 series is still operated in Jakarta. Furthermore, its front color was recently changed to "red and white". My thanks go to Faris Fadhli, who kindly sent me the beautiful picture.
Let me quickly review the EMU Tokyu 8000 series. It was a direct current commuter train operated on the Tokyu lines in Japan from 1969 to 2008. 187 cars in total were built by Tokyu Sharyo. After retirement from Tokyu lines, 45 cars were transferred to Izukyu Railway; meanwhile, 24 cars were exported to Indonesia as secondhand trains.
I have a lot of memories of the 8000 series. When I was a high school student in Japan, the 8000 series was an essential vehicle to go to school. Time had passed and the 8000 series became my means of transportation in Jakarta, Indonesia, when I was stationed there from 2007 to 2011. I was always encouraged by this train both in my high school and expatriate days.
The life of the ex-Tokyu 8000 series is eventually coming to an end, but the last set, namely 8003F (KuHa 8004 and others), still remains on the track. It's currently composed of 10 cars. Its color design was modified several times. The face colors were recently changed from "red, yellow and white" to "red and white (top photo)". I would like to thank the local railway engineers in Indonesia, and hope it'll be operated as long as possible.
