Meitetsu 8800 series

The Meitetsu 8800 series was a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) from December 1984 to January 2005.
==History==
The 8800 series cars were designed as a more luxurious counterpart to the older 7000 and 7500 series cars. Three sets were constructed in 1984, all two-car sets; these entered service on 15 December 1984. A fourth two-car set was constructed in 1987, and to increase the trains's capacity, four intermediate cars were manufactured and inserted into the sets in 1989, with the sets also going through minor refurbishment works. The 8800 series sets were the recipient of the 1985 Blue Ribbon Award.
Due to changes in demand for the Panorama DX services the 8800 series were also relegated to different services starting 1992. The fares of the Panorama DX services were also later altered to be in
line with the Panorama Super services. The sets were retired with the 29 January 2005 timetable revision, as the 8800 series trains were not as fast as other trains on the line, with the sets subsequently sent for scrapping. Only the cab of 8803 is preserved at the Maigi Inspection Yard. Parts from 8802 were preserved at the Meitetsu Museum until it closed in 2020, then moved to the Meitetsu Grand Hotel for use in a special themed room.
==Design==
The 8800 series sets use a raked front end with side-mounted headlights in rectangular casings. The 8800 series sets feature a lowered driver's cab to allow passengers sitting at the front of the train to have a panoramic view ahead, with the front portion of the cab cars having a "high decker" structure; the rest of the train is positioned normally. The trains are noted as being the first trains in Japan to feature a "high decker" structure for the front observation seats. 
==Specifications==
Construction was of steel. The trains used resistor-controlled traction systems sourced from scrapped 7000 series cars.
The trains feature a musical horn which produces a modulating tone. This was the second iteration of the musical horn as used by Meitetsu, featuring a distinct warbling tone; the warbling horn would later be reused on the 1000 series sets before a third iteration of the horn was introduced with the 1600 series sets in 1999. The speaker for the horn is located on the front pilot.
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