715 series

The 715 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its successors the East Japan and Kyushu Railway Company from February 1984 to March 1998.
==History==
Converted from 583 series cars deemed to be surplus, the 715 series was introduced on 1 February 1984 with the introduction of the revised timetable. Built in two sub-series (which were practically identical), the 715-0 and 715-1000 series, the cars were used on JNR lines on Kyushu Island and the east of Japan. The 715-0 series cars were used by JR Kyushu and the 715-1000 series cars were used by JR East.
With the introduction of the 701 series cars on various JR East from 1993, JR East began to retire the 715-1000 series in 1995; the last JR East set was retired on 13 March 1998 with the introduction of the revised timetable. The last 715-0 series set was retired on 26 March 1998.
==Design==
Being converted from 583 series, their body style is completely identical; however, each set has two different cab end designs.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Each car was 21 meters long. Traction motors were resistor controlled.
==Preservation==
The following 715 series cars have been preserved:
Car number	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KuHa 715-1	Nippon Sharyo	September 1967 	March 1998 	NM101 	Kyushu Railway History Museum, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan	Cosmetically restored back to its former appearance as KuHaNe 581-8; many 715 series-specific traits remain
==See also==
*419 series, similar train sets operated by JNR (and later by JR West)
==Gallery==
File:KuHaNe 581-8 2023.jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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