Odakyu 10000 series HiSE

The Odakyu 10000 series HiSE (High Super Express) is an articulated Japanese limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway from December 1987 to March 2012.
==History==
The 10000 series trains were introduced to commemorate Odakyu's 60th anniversary. These trains were introduced to revamp Odakyu's brand image, as well as improve passenger views by raising the floor a little bit. The first sets entered service on 23 December 1987 and featured a new livery with pink accents on a cream body. The sets were the recipient of the 1988 Blue Ribbon Award. Two more trains were built in 1989 and entered service then.
During its early years, the 10000 series trains were posited as Odakyu's "image train", with the 10000 series trains often used for various photoshoots and was often considered the best in the Odakyu Romancecar fleet until the introduction of the 20000 series sets in 1991. These were the first Odakyu trains to feature a five digit classification. Minor refurbishment works took place in 1999.
In 2000, the Barrier-Free Transportation Law was enacted, making it compulsory for trains to be barrier-free and cater to the disabled; this posed a problem for Odakyu, as the raised floor of the 10000 series trains made it impossible for these modifications to be carried out on these trains and as a result none were refurbished to become barrier-free. Two of the sets, 10021 and 10061, were replaced by 50000 series trains in 2005 and were retired from service; these were then transferred to the Nagano Electric Railway and reconfigured as four-car sets while the other cars were scrapped.
In 2010, all remaining 10000 series and 7000 series cars were taken out of service due to some defects detected on the 10000 series cars by the Nagano Electric Railway; these were put back in service on 1 April 2010. 10041 was retired in June 2011 and scrapped, while the remaining set operated until 16 March 2012 and subsequently retired; a special webpage was created on the Odakyu website to commemorate the retirement of the 5000, 10000 and 20000 series trains, all of which retired on the same day.
One car, 10001, is preserved; it is located at the Romancecar Museum in Ebina, Kanagawa. Two other cars, 10003 and 10011 were also preserved at Kitani Depot; these were scrapped in 2017.
==Design==
The 10000 series sets use a streamlined front end with side-mounted headlights in rectangular-shaped casings; these are similar to the 7000 series but do not feature a service indicator up front and feature a sharper raked front end. The 10000 series sets feature a raised driver's cab to allow passengers to have a panoramic view ahead; this cab is accessed from below via a ladder and step system.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. The trains use resistor-controlled traction systems. The trains are said to feature musical horns which were later removed; no recordings are known to exist. The speakers for the horn system were located in the front pilot.
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