145 series

The 145 series is a Japanese electric tractor unit operated by the Japanese National Railways and its various successor companies since August 1980.
==History==
The various 145 series cars were rebuilt from 101 series cars which were deemed to have been made surplus at various JNR factories.
The two cars used by JR Central were converted into 123 series cars; the cars were retired in 2007 and scrapped in 2008. Many were retired in the 2010s and early 2020s or rebuilt and refurbished.
As of 2023 JR West remains the only operator of the 143 series cars.
==Design==
The 145 series cars resembled the older 143 series tractor units.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel.
==References==
Category:Electric trainsets
Category:JR Group trains
Category:Hatabu Works locomotives
Category:Hiroshima Works locomotives
Category:Nagano Works locomotives
Category:Takatori Works locomotives