Kintetsu 30000 series

The Kintetsu 30000 series is a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit operated by the Kintetsu Railway since December 1978.
==History==
The 30000 series sets were designed as a successor train to the 10100 series sets. From 1978 to 1985, sixty cars were built, formed into four-car sets. The first set, NV01, was delivered in November 1978 and went through a number of publicity tours before entering service on 30 December 1978. The sets were initially given the branding of New Vista Car; these would later be colloquially known as the Vista Car III, signifying them as the third generation of Kintetsu's Vista Car series. With the retirement of the 10100 series sets in 1979 the fleet number prefix for the sets was changed to V from NV.
The sets were given their mid-life refurbishments from 1996 to 2000, with heavy refurbishment work carried out and the trains rebranded to Vista EX. Minor refurbishment works were carried out from 2010 to 2012 and the entire fleet was repainted to Kintetsu's new limited express livery from 2017 to 2019. The sets were the recipients of the 1979 Blue Ribbon Award.
==Design==
The 30000 series sets use a standard design derived from the 12400 series sets introduced around the same time.
==Specifications==
Construction is of steel. The trains use resistor-controlled traction systems.
==Trivia==
*The "EX" in Vista EX stands for either "Expectant", "Exciting", "Excellent", "Exceed" or "Expansive".
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Category:Electric trainsets
Category:Kinki Sharyo locomotives