787 series
787 series set BM2 on the Kagoshima Main Line, June 2019
In serviceJuly 1992–Present
ManufacturerHitachi, Kinki Sharyo
Built atKudamatsu, Higashiōsaka
Replaced485 series
Constructed1992–2002
Number in service140 vehicles (26 sets)
Formation4/6/7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersBM1-15, BM101-111
OperatorsJR Kyushu
DepotsŌita, Minami-Fukuoka
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length21.2 m (69 ft 7 in) (end cars)
20 m (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width2,944 mm (9 ft 7.9 in)
Doors1 per side
Maximum speed130 km/h (80 mph)[1]
Traction systemThyristor drive
Electric system(s)20 kV AC 60 Hz
Current collector(s)Overhead catenary
BogiesDT400K(powered), TR400K(trailer)
DT901K(powered), TR901K(trailer)(prototype bogie)
Safety system(s)ATS-SK
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 36th Blue Ribbon Award in 1993.

The 787 series (787系) is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since July 1992.[1]

Design

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Kinki Sharyo.[2]

Formations

7-car sets (BM1–11, BM13–14) (2004-2011)

The 7-car sets are formed as follows.[3][4]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Designation Msc M'1 T1 T2 T M M'c
Numbering KuMoRo 787 MoHa 786 SaHa 787-100 SaHa 787-200 SaHa 787 MoHa 787 KuMoHa 786

Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets (BM1-14, BM115)

The two 6-car sets are formed as follows.[3][4]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Designation Msc M'1 T2 T M M'c
Numbering KuMoRo 787 MoHa 786 SaHa 787-200 SaHa 787 MoHa 787 KuMoHa 786

Cars 2 and 6 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

4-car sets (BM101–BM111)

The 11 4-car sets are formed as follows.[3][4]

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Thsc M M' Tc
Numbering KuRoHa 786 MoHa 787 MoHa 786 KuHa 787

Car 3 is fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

Operations

As of March 2011, the 787 series are used on the following limited express services.[4]

Former operations

From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, with the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen, 787 series sets were no longer used on Relay Tsubame services. The T1 (SaHa 787) cars were removed from the 7-car sets to form a fleet of 15 6-car sets. These were redeployed on Kamome services, displacing the earlier 783 series EMUs.[4]

Joyful Train sets

36 + 3 in October 2020

Main article: Joyful Train

History

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.[3]

See also

Media related to JR Kyushu 787 at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ a b JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
  2. ^ Saka, Masahiro (March 2014). "JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要" [JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 43 (359): 22.
  3. ^ a b c d JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e "JR九州 新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要" [Overview of JR Kyushu Shinkansen & Limited Express Operations]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. 40 (323): 28–31. March 2011.
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