Keihan 6000 series

The Keihan 6000 series is a Japanese city commuter electric multiple unit operated by the Keihan Electric Railway since March 1983.
==History==
The 6000 series cars were designed in the 1980s to replace older cars which were unable to handle the soon-to-be-boosted current of the Keihan Main Line. The cars were also designed to place an emphasis on energy saving and comfort. Five 4-car sets were initially constructed and were operated on the same lines as the old 600V trains before those were completely replaced.
The five 4-car sets were subsequently converted into seven-car sets by adding three intermediate cars, with six more seven car sets introduced into service the same day. The sets were later standardized into all 8-car sets some time later. With the sequential scrapping of the 2600 series sets, the 6000 series cars currently have the largest fleet size of any Keihan trains on roster. All fourteen sets are in service.
==Design==
The 6000 series use a conventional squared-off design with dual top-mounted headlights as is typical of many Keihan electric multiple units. These feature a simple design. These headlights were later converted into LED fixtures. The original scrolling destination boards have largely been replaced with LCD destination indicators. A variation of the design was later used in the later 7000 series sets.
==Specifications==
Construction of the cars is of aluminum alloy. Cars are 18.7 meters long. The sets use field phase resistance control.
In 1989, a seven-car variable frequency drive test set, 6014, was introduced. This used a gate turn-off thyristor drive which produced a raunchy scraping noise. This set would form the basis for the later 7000 series sets, with three cars from the set being assimilated into 7000 series set 7004.
==See also==
*Gallery
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