169 series

The 169 series is a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit. Built from 1967 to 1979 for JNR, the 169 series was used around the east parts of Japan until their retirement in 2001.
==History==
Based on the earlier 165 series, the 169 series was produced as a variation of the aforementioned series, with 187 cars being produced from 1967 to 1969.
The first set entered service in 1967 with other sets following suit later. The sets began to retire in the early 1990s and all were removed from regular service by 1996; some sets were later used on the Shinkansen Relay services from 1997 to 2001. Some sets were later resold to the Shinano Railway and were used up to 2013 on the railway.
==Design==
As the 167 series sets were directly based on the 165 series sets, their design carries over. The sets most famously carried the Shōnan orange and green livery carried by many JNR trains of the time, although various other sets did carry other liveries such those stationed at Mitaka Depot (as shown above), with others including Shinshū and Nagano color schemes.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Each car was 20 meters long. Traction motors were resistor controlled, which was standard for the time.
==Preservation==
The following 169 series cars have been preserved:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KuMoHa 169-1 	Nippon Sharyo 	August 1968 	October 1997	S51 	Sakaki Station, Nagano, Japan 	Complete 3-car set; transferred to Shinano Railway in October 1997, operated until May 2013 as set S51
MoHa 168-1 	Nippon Sharyo 	August 1968 	October 1997	S51 	Sakaki Station, Nagano, Japan 	Complete 3-car set; transferred to Shinano Railway in October 1997, operated until May 2013 as set S51
KuHa 169-27 	Tokyu Car Corporation	August 1968 	October 1997	S51 	Sakaki Station, Nagano, Japan 	Complete 3-car set; transferred to Shinano Railway in October 1997, operated until May 2013 as set S51
KuMoHa 169-27	Tokyu Car Corporation	June 1969 	April 2003 	N2, A9, M5 	Shimoyoshida Station, Yamanashi, Japan	Cab only, preserved at Shimoyoshida Blue Train Terrace; originally procured by Fuji Kyuko as a spare parts donor for their 2000 series trains, body scrapped in 2016 after 2000 series's retirement
The following 169 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Last location 	Notes
KuMoHa 169-6	Nippon Sharyo	September 1968 	October 1997	S52 	Mori no Korisu Kids Station, Kanagawa, Japan	Transferred to Shinano Railway in October 1997, operated until May 2013 as set S52; initially displayed at Old Karuizawa Station building before being moved to Mori no Korisu Kids Station and given a repaint, removed February 2021 and scrapped
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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