You may remember when I introduced you to the 55th anniversary train of Tora-san before. It was trainset 3668 of the EMU Keisei 3600 series displaying the celebratory plate. Today, I’m going 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 EMU Keisei 3000 series. This train also celebrates "the 55th anniversary of Tora-san". The 3000 series was commissioned in 2003 to replace the old trains on the Keisei line. It's a standard commuter train with stainless-steel bodies. A total of 48 sets, 326 cars, were built by Nippon Sharyo, etc. The maximum operating speed is 120 kilometers per hour, because it’s directly operated onto the Hokuso line, which is a part of fast access route to New Tokyo International Airport (Narita).
On the other hand, Hokuso Railway also operates the 55th anniversary train of Tora-san (see the photo below). It’s trainset 7502 of the EMU 7500 series. Hokuso trains are directly operated onto the Keisei, Toei-Asakusa and Keikyu lines. The EMU 7500 series is a main force of the Hokuso Railway. It was commissioned in 2006 to replace the old model, the 7000 series. A total of 3 sets, 24 cars, were built by Nippon Sharyo and Tokyu Sharyo. It's a sister train of the Keisei 3000 series. The major difference between the 7500 and the 3000 series is the color of the stripes.
