Interior of Mitaka Depot set modified with reclining seats for use on Shinkansen Relay rapid services, 2001
Livery variations
"New Express" livery in 1987
Early "Nagano" livery in 1991
"Shinshu" livery
Shinkansen Relay livery in May 2001
Shinano Railway
The third-sector operator Shinano Railway operated a fleet of three 3-car 169 series sets (numbered S51 to S53) formerly operated by JR East. These operated on services between Karuizawa and Togura Stations.[1] These sets were scheduled to be withdrawn from regular service in April 2013, with final runs on 29 April 2013.[2]
Formations
The 3-car sets operated by Shinano Railway were formed as shown below, with two motored cars (KuMoHa and MoHa) and one trailer car (KuHa).[1]
Numbering
KuMoHa 169
MoHa 168
KuHa 169
The MoHa 168 car was fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.[1]
Shinano Railway 169 series set S51 in January 2011
Shinano Railway 169 series set S52 in JNR Shonan livery in March 2013
Interior of a Shinano Railway 169 series
Preserved examples
As of 2014[update], four 169 series cars are preserved, as follows.[3]
KuHa 169 27: Next to Sakaki Station on the Shinano Railway in Sakaki, Nagano
MoHa 168 1: Next to Sakaki Station on the Shinano Railway in Sakaki, Nagano
Preserved KuMoHa 169 6 next to Karuizawa Station in July 2016
The cab end of car KuMoHa 169 27 preserved next to Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line in Yamanashi Prefecture
References
^ abc 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations – 2012]. Japan: JRR. July 2012. p. 91. ISBN978-4-330-29911-2.
^"Last Run"(PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Shinano Railway. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 123. ISBN978-4863209282.