You may remember when I introduced the 55th anniversary train of Tora-san before. It was trainset 3668 of the Keisei 3600 series displaying the commemorative plate. Today, I’d like to show you two more anniversary trains.
Please look at the top photo. You can see a round-shaped plate on the front of trainset 3030 of the Keisei 3000 series. This train also celebrates “The 55th Anniversary of Tora-san.” The 3000 series was introduced in 2003 to replace older trains on the Keisei Line. It’s a stainless-steel commuter train, with 48 sets (326 cars) built by Nippon Sharyo and others. Because it runs through to the Hokuso Line — part of the high-speed access route to Narita International Airport — its maximum operating speed is 120 km/h.
Meanwhile, Hokuso Railway is also operating a “55th Anniversary of Tora-san” train (see the photo below). This is trainset 7502 of the EMU 7500 series. Hokuso trains directly operate onto the Keisei, Toei Asakusa, and Keikyu lines. The 7500 series, commissioned in 2006 to replace the older 7000 series, is a mainstay of the Hokuso fleet. A total of three sets (24 cars) were built by Nippon Sharyo and Tokyu Sharyo. It’s actually a sister train to the Keisei 3000 series, the main difference being the color of the side stripes.
