Sapporo Streetcar 700 series

The Sapporo Streetcar 700 series was a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Sapporo Municipal Transport Bureau on the Sapporo Streetcar network from September 1967 to July 1987.
==History==
The 700 series cars were a series of streetcars manufactured for the Sapporo Streetcar network. A total of four cars were manufactured by Naebo Kōgyō from September to December 1967. The cars were rebuilt using the bodies of retired diesel-powered streetcars D1001 and D1011 through D1013 and the electrical equipment from 555 through 558.
Operation began in September 1967. 701 was withdrawn in April 1973, 702 and 703 were withdrawn in October 1985 with the introduction of the 8500 series cars and 704 was withdrawn in July 1987. No 700 series cars have been preserved.
==Design==
The 700 series cars featured a curvy design. The cars were painted in the Sapporo Municipal Transport Bureau's corporate colors of a tan body with green accents.
==Specifications==
Construction of the cars was of steel. The cars used a nose suspension drive system and rode on Sumitomo KS-40 bogies.
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