Odakyu 3000 series SE


The Odakyu 3000 series or SE, later becoming SSE, was a "Romancecar" electric multiple unit train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan. It was the recipient of the inaugural Blue Ribbon Award presented by the Japan Railfan Club in 1958.

Design

The 3000 series trains were articulated with shared bogies, six of which were motored.

Formations

8-car 3000 series SE

The original 8-car "SE" sets were formed as shown below.
DesignationM1cM2M3M4M5M6M7M8c
Weight 24.8717.1916.0016.2815.1315.7517.4424.34
Seating capacity5240384444384052

The M2 and M7 cars were each fitted with one PT42-K lozenge-type pantograph.

Interior

History

Service first started in 1957 with the SE trainset, which, on a trial run, attained the world speed record at the time for a narrow gauge train. This record gave impetus for the design of the first Shinkansen, the 0 Series. The 50th anniversary of the Romancecar's narrow gauge world speed record was celebrated on 28 September 2007.
The trains were reformed from eight cars to five in 1968, becoming the 3000 series SSE.
The SE trains were in service from 1957 to 1968, and the SSE from 1968 to 1991.