193 series

"193 series" is an umbrella term used to refer to two related Japanese non-revenue electric multiple units operated by the Japanese National Railways and its successor companies the East Japan Railway Company and Central Japan Railway Company from March 1980 to 2003 for inspection purposes.
==History==
The 193 series sets were designed as a vehicle which could inspect overhead lines and signal circuits of the JNR network. The first set, classified the 193-0 series, was built by Kinki Sharyo in March 1980 and tested on the Katamachi Line and the Tōkaidō and San'yō Main Lines. It was then relocated to eastern Japan and used around Niigata and the Tokyo metropolitan area, replacing the 191 series set that had been used for the same purpose. Both sets were used in parallel for about a year, with the 191 series set used to check for errors with the new equipment of the 193 series sets.
A second set, designated the 193-50 series, was converted from the former 495 series set in March 1987 at JNR's Hamamatsu Works. The set was mainly used around the Chūkyō Area. When the JNR was privatized and divided into seven companies in April 1987, the 193-0 series set came under the ownership of JR East and the 193-50 series set under JR Central. The 193-50 series set was retired on 10 January 1998 with the introduction of the KiYa 95 series sets which were manufactured as a replacement, while the 193-0 series set was retired in 2003 with the introduction of the E491 series set. After retirement, the 193-0 series set was stored at Tokyo General Rolling Stock Center.
==Design==
The 193-0 series set featured a similar design to the 485, 489 and 583 series cars along with other similar vehicles. The 193-50 series set featured a squared-off design.
Both sets were painted in the standard blue and yellow livery used on JNR's non-revenue trains.
==Specifications==
Construction was of steel.
==Preservation==
The following 193 series cars were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Car number 	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Previous sets	Last location 	Notes
KuMoYa 191-1	Kinki Sharyo	March 1980 	2003 	N/A 	Tokyo General Rolling Stock Center, Sendai, Japan	Complete 2-car set; scrapped June 2013
KuMoYa 190-1	Kinki Sharyo	March 1980 	2003 	N/A 	Tokyo General Rolling Stock Center, Sendai, Japan	Complete 2-car set; scrapped June 2013
==Gallery==
KuMoYa 193-50 1993.jpg|The 193-50 series set in March 1993
==References==
Category:Electric trainsets
Category:JR Group trains
Category:Kinki Sharyo locomotives
Category:Hamamatsu Works locomotives