Sagami Railway (hereafter Sotetsu) launched special-colored trains. On May 18th this year, two sets of revival-colored trains were started to operate on the line. One is Set 10708, and another one is Set 10705 of the EMU 10000 series.
Let me review the EMU Sotetsu 10000 series. The 10000 series is one of Sotetsu's main fleets. It was launched in 2002 to replace old models. A total of 8 sets, 70 units, were built by Tokyu Sharyo (present J-TREC) and JR East Niitsu factory. To reduce the manufacturing cost, the 10000 series has common specifications with those of JR East's EMU E231 series. For instance, TIMS (Train Information Management System) is introduced in both the 10000 and the E231 series. One set of the 10000 series train is composed of 10 or 8 cars. MT ratio (the ratio of the number of motorcars to the trailers) is 1 (5M5T or 4M4T). 4 sets had already been renovated to the so-called “Yokohama Navy Blue trains”, but the special-colored trains on today’s topic still keep the original specifications.
Now, let's head to the main topic. Set 10708 (10-car train) has red-colored stripes on the front. This color is named “previous red”, which was taken from the retired Sotetsu train, such as the old-7000 series. On the other hand, Set 10705 (8-car train) has light-green-colored stripes. This color is named “nostalgic grass green”, which was taken from the original color of the 10000 series. Sotetsu is developing a variety of trains.
