Let me continue from where I left off my last post. I'm going to introduce the latest model on the Iyotetsu Matsuyama City lines. My thanks again go to Nicolai Okkels, who kindly sent me the photographs.
To start, let me quickly review the Matsuyama City lines. It's a tramline network consisting of 6 routes. The total operating length is 9.6 kilometers. The track is double, partly single. The gauge size is 1,067 millimeters. The electric system is 600 V DC with overhead lines.
The electric car MoHa 5000 series is Iyotetsu's second low-floor tramcar model following the MoHa 2100 series. It was launched in 2017. A total of 12 units, named MoHa 5001 to 5012, were built by Alna Sharyo during the past 6 years. The company plans to introduce 4 more units by the Fiscal Year 2024. Just like the MoHa 2100 series, the MoHa 5000 series is frequently called "Little Dancer S". This nickname derived from the "dancing" image of the vehicle and the "little" size. "S" stands for short, as it is only about 12 meters long. It can accommodate 60 passengers, which is 13 more than the riding capacity of the MoHa 2100 series. One of the pleasant services for passengers is free Wi-Fi. Another feature of the interior is digital billboard advertising. It means that there aren't any advertisements hanging from the ceiling in the train. Regarding the technical specifications, the electric control system is an IGBT-VVVF (insulated gate bipolar transistor-variable frequency drive) inverter with two 60kW induction motors.
