489 series

The 489 series is a Japanese dual-voltage limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its successor companies from March 1972 to March 2011.
==History==
The 489 series was designed in 1971 as an upgraded version of the 485 series sets designed to operate over the steep 66.7‰ (1 in 15) gradients of the Usui Pass. These were used on various services like the Asama and Hakusan services. JR East withdrew all its sets by 2000, and by 2010, only three nine-car sets were left in operation, numbered H01 to H03, all with JR West, used on overnight Noto services.
With the end of regular Noto services the same year, the three remaining sets lost their regular duties and were put into storage; sets H02 and H03 were withdrawn and scrapped in June and August of the same year. The remaining set, H01, was used on a special final run service on 26 and 27 March 2011, following which it was stored at Kanazawa Depot and officially retired on 1 July 2012.
==Design==
The 489 series' body style is very similar to the 485 series cars.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. Each car was 21 meters long. Traction motors were resistor controlled, which was standard for the time. The 489 series sets can also be arranged in a number of configurations, ranging from 6 cars to 12 cars long.
==Preservation==
The following 489 series cars have been preserved:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Location 	Notes
KuHa 489-1 	Tokyu Car Corporation	July 1971 	March 2011 	H01 	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Painted in a number of special liveries over time
KuHa 489-501	Tokyu Car Corporation	March 1973 	March 2011 	H01 	Doihara Bonnet Square, Ishikawa, Japan	Preserved near Komatsu Station
The following 489 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Car number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Date retired 	Previous sets	Last location 	Notes
SaShi 489-1	Tokyu Car Corporation	July 1971 	December 1986	N/A 	Kamata Station, Tokyo, Japan	Dining car, converted into Gourmet Station Kamata casual restaurant, later converted into ramen bar; scrapped in February 1997
SaShi 489-2	Kinki Sharyo 	July 1971 	December 1986	N/A 	Kamata Station, Tokyo, Japan	Dining car, converted into Gourmet Station Kamata casual restaurant, later converted into ramen bar; scrapped in February 1997
SaShi 489-9	Hitachi 	March 1974 	February 1986	N/A 	Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 	Dining car, converted into L restaurant; scrapped July 2008 due to severe body corrosion, variously reported as SaShi 489-8
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==Gallery==
489 N304 1997.jpg|Later-style 489 series set N304 on an Asama service in September 1997
File:KuHa 489-1 2023.jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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