bill937ca Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) The Odakyu Electric Railway has announced a new 70000 series of Romancecars with a 7 car train seating 400. These trains will be Vermilion color. Two trains will enter service by March 2018. Odakyu Japanese language pdf http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8500_1656600_.pdf Also announced was a renewal of the EXE 30000 series. These trains will be changed to a top of Moon Light Silver, the bottom becomes dark gray metallic, Vermilion and white line around the middle. Commercial operation of renewed EXE trains should start March 2017. Odakyu Japanese language pdf http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8499_5668838_.pdf Rail Hobidas news item with photos. http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/post_658.html Edited October 20, 2016 by bill937ca 3 Link to comment
Suica Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Are you sure it will be called LSE? I didn't read anything about that. 7 regular length cars and the discontinuation of Jakobs-bogies makes it a little less interesting for me. :( Link to comment
kvp Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Doesn't have any jackobs bogies, but at least it's the classic shape and the right color! Link to comment
bill937ca Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Are you sure it will be called LSE? I didn't read anything about that. 7 regular length cars and the discontinuation of Jakobs-bogies makes it a little less interesting for me. :( Thanks. Corrected. Link to comment
Suica Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 but at least it's the classic shape and the right color! Not sure about the shape with the cab completely integrated into the high roof. Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 The news popped up yesterday in my Twitter and I got some notifications via Facebook and friends as well. Aside from the sad news that the LSE will be retired when the new 70000 Series will be introduced, I'm very excited about the new Romance car, as well as the renewal of the EXE! The current colour scheme of the EXE is terrible (from almost any perspective/point of view), but the renewed double-grey with a white/red band is excellent! Very contemporary and it plays nicely with the boxy form of the design, as well as put it in line with the VSE's and MSE's livery design. The downside is however that it greatly reduces the colour variety in general on the Odakyu lines, but I guess you could say that has already been compensated by the green from Tokyo Metro and JR East recently. Also here is a little fun play on the 70000 Series design. This'd be fun to see! It's one of my favourite colour schemes anyway. I really should get one of these old Kato TGV models... I saw one or two the other day at the local BookOff. Source: https://twitter.com/flano606/status/788976729494654976 2 Link to comment
railsquid Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 So after the German ICE livery, Odakyu are now adopting the original TGV one? ;) Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Yes another Observation car! Makes sense since it will take over the older 7000 LSE which is also an observation car... All in all, I still love the 50000 VSE the best... The design, shape, comfort, colour, everything just makes it look perfect. The MSE is the 2nd best looker... That slick blue looks perfect. The EXE, well, I could only say it looks just normal... though I like the gold on it. Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 The new EXE just looks so hot! The EXE 'alpha' loos really nice with the new colour and stripe! 2 Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 I also am a big fan! Just yesterday we went to the Ōno depot, because the first formation just got delivered last wednesday! Maybe we'll head off tomorrow again, as it seemed to have moved from the back to the front of the depot :) I'm seriously considering getting a model of this now when it's released... MicroAce? :D Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 We just got this flyer that was delivered with the newspaper: It contains information, not only on the new trains, but also on the history, technology, infrastructure, some statistics and nice travel destinations around Kyodo sta. It's this kind of service that makes me appreciate Odakyu more and more every day. Hopefully I won't become a fan... I probably already am a clost fan... 2 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 I also am a big fan! Just yesterday we went to the Ōno depot, because the first formation just got delivered last wednesday! Maybe we'll head off tomorrow again, as it seemed to have moved from the back to the front of the depot :) I'm seriously considering getting a model of this now when it's released... MicroAce? :D Yeah! The silver with red stripe worked much better than the gold I feel... I think MA would have a huge chance since they already released the old EXE, so technically is only a re-paint of the old mold... I would get it too if it is released, though price will be the final decisive factor judging from the way MA is pricing their sets these days... Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Well, the most recent announcements have some reasonable prices again, which are old moulds, so the new EXEα could be in the same range. Then again, you also might not know what Tomix may be up to... Link to comment
Kabutoni Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 A little bit related, as at least one set of EXE units is currently out of commission and one broke down. Because of a mechanical failure, yesterday, Enoshima 74 wasn't able to run as an EXE unit, so in a hurry a 1000 Type was used as a replacement: Also, here is a video from last Sunday where the new EXEα was doing a test run between the Ono-depot at Sagamiono (Odakyū Odawara line) and the Kitami-depot at Karakida (Odakyū Tama line). Here it is seen making a departure after the switchback at Shin-yurigaoka: 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Interesting! A 1000 series as a Limited Express Romance Car service? I wonder if the riders will get compensated, since they did pay more to sit in a romance car and ended up in a normal day to day commuter... Link to comment
Densha Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 The first 70000 series middle car has been spotted: 2 Link to comment
Suica Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 More than just a middle car now~ 2 Link to comment
HantuBlauLOL Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 11/25/2017 at 7:38 AM, Suica said: More than just a middle car now~ lookin good! btw, where did you guys actually get this kind of "unreleased train" pics? Link to comment
Suica Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, HantuBlauLOL said: btw, where did you guys actually get this kind of "unreleased train" pics? My Japanese twitter followers take care of it. :D 1 1 Link to comment
Sacto1985 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) These must have been spotted at Nippon Sharyo's (or near) assembly line at Toyokawa in Aichi Prefecture. Edited November 27, 2017 by Sacto1985 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 First views of the 70000 in the process of delivery. Video by PS1011F. Video by shinkyuvideo. 4 Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 DB Regio called and want their livery back ! 3 Link to comment
kvp Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 34 minutes ago, railsquid said: DB Regio called and want their livery back ! Using DBAG colors is pretty much common for Odakyu, even for Hakone area commuter sets: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OER_1160_Tozan_Color_Kayama.jpg http://www.bahnbilder.de/bild/Deutschland~S-Bahnen+und+Regionalstadtbahnen~S-Bahn+Munchen/484133/db-s-bahn-muenchen-423-560-2-als.html 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Let's not even mention the 50000 series, which in no way resembles the ICE. Link to comment
Suica Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, kvp said: Using DBAG colors is pretty much common for Odakyu, even for Hakone area commuter sets: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OER_1160_Tozan_Color_Kayama.jpg http://www.bahnbilder.de/bild/Deutschland~S-Bahnen+und+Regionalstadtbahnen~S-Bahn+Munchen/484133/db-s-bahn-muenchen-423-560-2-als.html Those are actually supposed to replicate the Rhaetian Railway colours. Link to comment
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