165 series

The 165 series is a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its various successor companies from March 1963 to June 2003.
==History==
Based on the earlier 153 series, the 165 series had been used on various Limited Express services starting from 1963. Two variants of the 165 series, the 167 and 169 series, were also spawned in the following years.
The final sets were retired by June 2003.
==Design==
The sets have been manufactured in a multitude of different body styles, with additional body styles being created over the years. Older sets had body styles similar to the one used on the 113 and 115 series, while various other sets converted for other purposes had vastly different body styles.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Each car was 20 meters long. Traction motors were resistor controlled, which was standard for the time.
Essentially, the 165 series was an upgrade to the 153 series, with more powerful traction motors and the ability for it to run during cold weather.
==Preservation==
The following 165 series cars have been preserved:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KuMoHa 165-108	Tokyu Car Corporation 	July 1966 	September 2001	K3 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Japan	Formerly stored at Hamamatsu Works
SaRo 165-106 	Teikoku Sharyō 	July 1967 	September 2001	K3 	SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, Japan	First class intermediate car, coupled to KuHa 165-108; only SaRo 165 car manufactured by Teikoku Sharyō
KuHa 165-95 	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	August 1965 	June 1992 	N/A 	Yokose, Saitama, Japan 	Abandoned at quarry, used as storage area; not open for public viewing
The following 165 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Previous sets	Last location 	Notes
KuYa 165-1 	Kinki Sharyo 	June 1961 	February 1987 	N/A 	Sakuma Rail Park, Kanagawa, Japan 	Ex-SaHaShi 153-15, converted to KuYa 165-1 in July 1974; park closed November 2009, scrapped July 2010
KuRo 165-1 	Tokyu Car Corporation 	May 1969 	August 1998 	S1 	Chiba Prefecture, Japan 	Ex-KuHa 165-199, scrapped some time after preservation
KuHa 165-5 	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	March 1963 	February 1987 	N/A 	Kuwana, Mie, Japan 	Used as a restaurant, scrapped at a later date
KuHa 165-8 	Kisha Seizō 	March 1963 	February 1987 	N/A 	Kuwana, Mie, Japan 	Used as a restaurant, scrapped at a later date
KuHa 165-119	Kisha Seizō 	May 1965 	February 1987 	N/A 	Kuwana, Mie, Japan 	Used as a restaurant, scrapped at a later date
KuHa 165-16 	Nippon Sharyo 	April 1963 	November 1990 	S4 	Hiraoka Station, Nagano, Japan 	Converted to Fureai Town restaurant, scrapped October 1998
KuHa 165-120	Kisha Seizō 	May 1965 	September 2001	T8 	Mino-Ōta Rolling Stock Depot, Gifu, Japan	Removed February 2013 and scrapped at Hamamatsu Works
MoHa 164-72 	Tokyu Car Corporation 	May 1965 	September 2001	T8 	Mino-Ōta Rolling Stock Depot, Gifu, Japan	Removed March 2013 and scrapped at Hamamatsu Works
SaRo 165-33 	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	February 1965 	Before 1989 	N/A 	Kitaazumi, Nagano, Japan 	Intermediate car, privately owned, converted to café, later acquired by an elderly home; put up for sale, scrapped in 2015
KuHa 165-80 	Nippon Sharyo 	April 1965 	December 1992 	N/A 	Obuse Station, Nagano, Japan 	Converted to restaurant; scrapped October 2006
MoHa 165-3 	Kisha Seizō 	March 1963 	Before 1989 	N/A 	Toin, Mie, Japan 	Intermediate car, converted to museum; scrapped at a later date
MoHa 165-5 	Kisha Seizō 	March 1963 	Before 1989 	N/A 	Toin, Mie, Japan 	Intermediate car, converted to museum; scrapped at a later date
==Gallery==
File:KuMoHa 165-108 2022.jpg
File:SaRo 165-106 2023.jpg
File:165 K3 Tōkai 1996.jpg|K3 on a Tōkai service in March 1996
File:KuYa 165-1 2009.jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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