119 series

The 119 series is a Japanese outer suburban electric multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its successor company the Central Japan Railway Company from February 1983 to March 2012.
==History==
The 119 series was built for the JNR to replace older trains that were used on the Iida Line in central Japan. Fifty seven cars were built from 1982 to 1983, and entered service on 14 February 1983; JR Central took ownership of all cars with the JNR's privatization in 1987. Fifty-five cars were enrolled as of 1 April 2011.
However, their age was beginning to show in 2011 and they were replaced by 213-5000 and 313-3000 series cars, with the last runs of the 119 series cars taking place from 18 to 31 March 2012, following which the 119 series cars were officially withdrawn.
Forty-three cars were scrapped by December 2012, with twelve cars resold to the Echizen Railway to become MC7000 series cars, where they still see service today.
==Design==
The 119 series sets' design is very similar to new-build 105 series cars; in fact, the 19 series sets were directly based on the 105 series sets, with additional improvements to allow the cars to cope with the steep gradients and wintry climate that was to be expected on the Iida Line.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Each car was 20 meters long. Traction motors were resistor controlled, which was standard for the time.
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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