Meitetsu 1700 series

The Meitetsu 1700 series was a short-lived Japanese limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) from December 2008 to February 2021.
==History==
:Main articles: Meitetsu 1600 series, Meitetsu 2200 series
The 1700 series sets were converted from older 1600 series cars, intended to repurpose the rather new cars for a new 6-car set with both reserved and general cars, loosely based on the 2200 series. As the 1600 series were supposed to be converted into these new sets due to the new regulations requiring some amount of cars for general use, there was always going to be some surplus cars. As a result, eight 1600 series cars were taken from the sets to form these new sets while the other four surplus cars were scrapped. As the sets were rebuilt their nickname of Panorama Super was also removed.
The first set, 1701, was unveiled to the public on 2 December 2008 and entered service on 26 December the same year; the six-car formations of the sets was essentially two 1700 series cars coupled to a four-car 2300 series set, essentially the same as the 2200 series cars but intended for general use. The other three sets were introduced sequentially into service. The sets were given a new livery beginning 2015, with all sets painted by 2016. Starting from 2020, new 2200 series cars were produced to serve as replacements for these cars, and the 1700 series sets were sequentially retired and scrapped; the 2300 series cars from these sets would be removed and reconfigured with the newly-built 2200 series cars. The last set, 1702, was retired on 10 February 2021; its replacement, 2232, using the old 2300 series cars from said set, entered service on 30 April 2021. No 1700 series cars have been preserved.
==Design==
The 1700 series sets used a gangwayed cab end with recessed angular headlights.
==Specifications==
Construction was of steel. The trains used IGBT drives manufactured by Mitsubishi and Toshiba; these were the same variable frequency drives as used on the 1600 series cars.
The trains featured a musical horn which produced a modulating tone. This was the third variation of the musical horn; the horn retained the same tune but each of the notes was played using a synthesized trumpet sound. As with the 1600 series cars the speaker for the horn was located on the front pilot.
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