Meitetsu 1000 series

The Meitetsu 1000 series is a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) since July 1988. This article also covers the related 1200 series cars, essentially the same as the 1000 series cars but intended for general use. Officially the sets have been classified the 1200 series sets as of 2015 regardless of what their original numbers were; this article will retain the use of their original classification to prevent confusion.
==History==
The 1000 series sets were introduced as the successor to the 7000 series sets. These were nicknamed Panorama Super as they succeeded the older 7000 series sets. Nippon Sharyo was tasked to build the sets with the first sets introduced in July 1988, with further sets built until 1997; the sets were introduced initially as four-car sets. Additional two-car sets classified the 1800 series were also manufactured. One set, 1007, was repainted as the Blue Liner in 1994 to celebrate Meitetsu's 100th anniversary and was fitted with a special musical horn; the set was repainted back to red in 1997.
The trains were well-liked as they were fast and provided good views as well. Set 1134 was scrapped in 2002 after it was involved in an accident and was written off the roster; the remaining cars in the set were thus rebuilt to become the sole 1380 series set. All four-car sets were retired in April 2009; most were scrapped while the remaining sets were integrated into the 1200 series roster. Equipment from scrapped 1000 series sets was reused for the construction of the 5000 series sets. 
In 2015 refurbishment works on the sets began, with the sets receiving new liveries and full-color LED screens to replace the old roller-type signs up front; that same year the designation for all the trains was standardized as 1200 series. Refurbishment works were completed in 2019.
==Design==
The 1000 series sets use a streamlined front end with side-mounted headlights mounted in the front of the car. The 1000 series sets feature a lowered driver's cab to allow passengers sitting at the front of the train to have a panoramic view ahead, with the front portion of the cab cars having a "high decker" structure; the rest of the train is positioned normally. The other end of the sets feature a flatter cab intended for general usage.
===Cab variations===
Meitetsu 1200 Cab.jpg|1200 series cab
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. The trains use field chopper-controlled traction systems, although some 1030 and 1230 series cars use resistor-controlled traction systems as they reused equipment from scrapped 7500 series cars.
The trains feature a musical horn which produces a modulating tone. The horns on these sets produces a distinct warbling tone. While masquerading as the Blue Liner, set 1004 had a special musical horn which played a short verse of Shinayakana Kaze, Meitetsu's "image song". The speaker for the horn is located on the front pilot.
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