Tokyu 7000 series (1962)

The Tokyu 7000 series is a Japanese city commuter electric multiple unit operated by the Tokyu Corporation from January 1962 to March 2000.
==History==
The 7000 series sets were designed as a high-performance train for use on the Tōyoko Line. The sets were made of all stainless steel, this being Tokyu Car Corporation's first all-stainless steel train; the trains were produced through a technical partnership with The Budd Company and were manufactured by Tokyu Car under license. From 25 January 1962 to 10 September 1966 a total of 134 cars were manufactured, with the first cars entering service on 27 January 1962. The sets would change formations numerous times before being retired in 2000.
Retirements began in 1987, with some 56 cars modified to 7700 series cars and fitted with variable frequency drives. All other 7000 series cars, apart from the ones rebuilt to 7700 series sets, were resold to private railroads; the Konan Railway, Hokuriku Railroad, Mizuma Railway, Fukushima Transportation and the Chichibu Railway all received the 7000 series cars sold by Tokyu after their retirements. Two cars, DeHa 7052 and DeHa 7057, were later sold back to Tokyu Car Corporation and used for switching duties; one of these cars, DeHa 7052, is preserved at Tokyu Car (now J-TREC)'s Yokohama Works, back to back with 5200 series car DeHa 5201 at the Tokyu Vehicle Industrial Heritage exhibit, which is not open for public viewing. 
A train with the same designation was introduced in 2007; other than both sharing a name both trains are unrelated. As a result, this train has often been referred to as the "old 7000 series".
==Design==
The 7000 series cars use a contemporary design featuring a flat front and bottom-mounted headlights. The design was based on the SEPTA railcars around the time.
==Specifications==
Construction of the cars is of stainless steel. The trains used resistor-controlled traction systems.
Category:Electric trainsets
Category:Tokyu trains
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