Sapporo Streetcar 710 series

The Sapporo Streetcar 710 series was a Japanese streetcar type operated by the Sapporo Municipal Transport Bureau on the Sapporo Streetcar network from August 1968 to July 1987.
==History==
The 710 series cars were a series of streetcars manufactured for the Sapporo Streetcar network. A total of three cars were manufactured by Taiwa Sharyō from August to September 1968. The cars were rebuilt using the bodies of retired diesel-powered streetcars D1021 through D1023 and the electrical equipment from 559 through 560 and 561.
Operation began in August 1968. 711 and 712 were withdrawn in April 1973 and 713 was withdrawn in July 1987 with the introduction of the 8510 series cars. No 710 series cars have been preserved.
==Design==
The 710 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 cars was of steel. The cars used a nose suspension drive system and rode on Sumitomo KS-40 bogies.
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