Sapporo Streetcar D1010 series

The Sapporo Streetcar D1010 series was a Japanese diesel-powered streetcar type operated by the Sapporo Municipal Transport Bureau on the Sapporo Streetcar network from June 1959 to October 1967.
==History==
The D1010 series was a type of streetcar manufactured for the Sapporo Streetcar network. Three cars were manufactured in June 1959 by the Tokyu Car Corporation, based on the earlier prototype D1000 series car. The idea for the diesel-powered streetcars was for the streetcar network to be extended to other smaller locales within Sapporo without the need for substations, such as Kotoni. However, the extensions were ultimately never built.
Operation began in June 1959. With the mass electrification of the line the fleet of diesel-powered streetcars would be retired; the cars were retired in October 1967, just before electrification of the network was complete on 1 November 1967. All three cars would later be dismantled, with their body being combined with the electronics from 550 series cars to create 700 series cars 701, 702 and 704; the last of these was retired in July 1987.
==Design==
The D1010 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 car was of steel. The cars used a Hino DS22 inline-6 prime mover mated to a 2-speed automatic transmission with a torque converter. The engine was sourced from Hino's buses. The cars rode on Tokyu Car's TS-107 bogies.
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