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Meitetsu 1200 series
Meitetsu 1200 series
	6-car 1200 series set 1115 in July 2009
In service	1988–Present
Manufacturer	Nippon Sharyo
Family name	Panorama Super
Replaced	Meitetsu 7000 series
Constructed	1988–1997
Refurbished	2015–2019
Scrapped	2007–
Number in service	90 vehicles (15 sets) (as of 1 April 2015)
Number scrapped	60 vehicles (15 sets)
Formation	6 cars per set (originally 4 cars)
Fleet numbers	1011–1016, 1111–1116, 1131–1133
Operators	Meitetsu
Specifications
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction system	Field chopper control
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)	Overhead catenary
Safety system(s)	Meitetsu ATS, dead man's switch
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Meitetsu 1200 series (名鉄1200系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) type operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan since 1988.^[2] The trains consist of two limited express style 1000 series (or 1030 series) cars and four commuter style 1200 series (or 1230 series) cars.

Formations

As of 1 April 2015^[update], the fleet consists of 12 six-car 1000/1200 series sets and three six-car 1030/1230 series sets, formed as follows.^[3] Four-car 1000 series sets formed of only limited express style cars also previously operated.^[4]

1000/1200 series sets 1011-1016

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc1	M2	M1'	T	M2'	Mc1
Numbering	101x	106x	126x	121x	146x	141x

Cars 2, 3, and 5 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.^[3]
Car 3 has a toilet.^[3]
Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.^[3]

1000/1200 series sets 1111-1116

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Tc2	M1	M2	T	M2'	Mc1
Numbering	111x	116x	136x	131x	156x	151x

Cars 2, 3, and 5 each have one lozenge-type pantograph.^[3]
Car 2 has a toilet.^[3]
Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.^[3]

1030/1230 series sets 1131-1133

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Mc1	M2	M1'	M2'	M1	Mc2
Numbering	113x	118x	138x	133x	158x	153x

Cars 2, 4, and 6 each had one lozenge-type pantograph.^[3]
Car 2 had a toilet.^[3]
Car 4 was designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.^[3]

Original 1000 series 4-car sets

The original four-car 1000 series sets were formed as follows.^[4] These were removed from regular service in December 2008, and all withdrawn by April 2009.^[5]

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Tc1	M2	M1	Tc2
Numbering	10xx		11xx

Cars 2 and 3 each had one lozenge-type pantograph.^[4]

Interior

The 1000 and 1030 series cars have unidirectional reclining seating with a seat pitch of 1,000 mm (39 in), while the 1200 and 1230 series cars have flip-over transverse seating.^[2]

The reserved-seating car of refurbished set 1112 in August 2015
The forward view from the reserved-seating car of refurbished set 1112 in August 2015

History

The 1000 series trains were first introduced in 1988, as four-car sets formed entirely of limited express style cars.^[2] Between 1991 and 1992, six of the four-car sets (1011 to 1016) were split up and combined with four 1200 series commuter style cars to create new six-car 1000/1200 series mixed sets.^[2]

In 1992, four more six-car sets were built, reusing electrical equipment from withdrawn 7500 series "Panorama Car" EMU cars, and classified 1030/1230 series.^[2] These sets differed from the earlier 1000/1200 series trainsets in having all cars motored.^[2] Set 1134 was converted to become a four-car 1380 series commuter set in 2002 after the limited express (1030 series) cars sustained collision damage and had to be scrapped.^[2]

From 2015, the designation for the trains was standardized to simply "1200 series".^[6]

Withdrawal

The remaining four-car sets were removed from regular service from the start of the timetable revision on 27 December 2008.^[5] Set 1001 was used on a special farewell run on 18 April 2009.^[5] Some of the electrical equipment from these sets being reused in 5000 series commuter EMUs.^[2]

The 1030 series was also discontinued when the last functioning 1030 series set (1131) was removed from service on 18 March 2019 after the refurbishment of all other 1200 series sets was finished that same year.^[7]

Refurbishment

From fiscal 2015, three 6-car 1200 series sets (18 vehicles) are scheduled to be refurbished with new interiors and exterior livery.^[6] The first set treated, 1112, was unveiled in August 2015.^[8] Refurbishment work includes replacing the original "Panorama Super" headboard panel with a colour LED destination indicator, and a new livery similar to that carried by the 2200 series trains.^[6]

Refurbished set 1112 in December 2015
Refurbished set 1112 in August 2015

References

^ "パノラマsuper 1000系" (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 98. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c 私鉄車両編成表 '07年版 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2007] (in Japanese). Japan: JRR. 1 October 2007. p. 88. ISBN 978-4-88283-228-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c 名鉄1000系4両固定編成が消滅 [Meitetsu 1000 series 4-car sets become extinct]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c 名鉄1200系リニューアル車両公開! 「パノラマSuper」愛称は残る? [Refurbished Meitetsu 1200 series shown off! "Panorama Super" branding to be retained?]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ "名鉄1030系1131編成が廃車回送される" [Meitetsu 1030 series 1131 formation will be scrapped]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ 名鉄1200系がリニューアルされる [Meitetsu 1200 series refurbished]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.