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Limited edition of
195
1954
Tokyo Metropolitan Transport Bureau 7001-7019 series - original livery.
The
order for first group of Tokyo's 7000-series cars (7001-7019) was placed
in 1953 and it was split between Transportation Bureau shops, Nippon Sharyo
and Naniwa Koki companies; all cars were delivered between February and
May 1954; first six cars (7001-7006) were assigned to Otsuka depot (which
was equipped only by 3000-series cars at that time) for use on routes
16 (Otsuka-Kinshibori) and 17 (Ikebukuro-Sukiyabashi) which were connected
with new Marunouchi subway line, opened in January 1954. Other cars were
split between different depots; cars 7013 and 7019 were assigned to Shinmeicho
depot and were used on route 40 (Ginza-Shinmeicho) serving the city's
centre. There was also car 7020 which had experimental TT101 trucks while
all others had D18 trucks. Two 38kw motors were fitted (car 7020 had four
40kw motors). These cars were delivered in new livery of two-tone light
green-blue which was very light and more darker livery variations were
applied to next groups of 7000-series. The new cars were very popular
in Tokyo; in 1967 they received an 3-piece front windshield and were withdrawn
from service by 1972 and scrapped while cars of later groups were transferred
to Arakawa line or sold to Hakodate.
Scale 1:45
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35
195-1
1954
Tokyo Metropolitan Transport Bureau 7001-7019 series - 1959-1965 livery.
Starting
from 1959, the Tokyo Metropolitan Transport Bureau adopted new simplified
cream livery with dark red band (as on 5500-series cars) for tram and
bus fleet.
Scale 1:45
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10
195-2
1954
Tokyo Metropolitan Transport Bureau 7001-7019 series - 1965-1967 livery.
Started
from 1964/65 the new paint scheme of yellow and red, first applied on
the 7500-series cars, was adopted for 7000-series.
Scale 1:45
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