Meitetsu 8800 series

Meitetsu 8800 series
Meitetsu 8800 series
A 2-car 8800 series consist in 1986
In serviceDecember 1984 – January 2005
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo
Family namePanorama DX
Entered service15 December 1984
Number built12 cars (4 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Number preserved1 vehicle (front end only)
Number scrapped11 cars (3 sets)
Formation3 cars (formerly 2) per set
Fleet numbers8801–8808, 8851, 8853, 8855, 8857
OperatorsNagoya Railroad
Lines servedMeitetsu Nagoya Main Line, Inuyama Line, Meitetsu Chita New Line
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Traction systemResistor control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Lozenge-type pantograph
Safety system(s)Meitetsu ATS
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 28th Blue Ribbon Award in 1985.

The Meitetsu 8800 series (名鉄8800系) was a limited express electric multiple unit type operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1984 to 2005.[1] It was used on Panorama DX services.

  1. ^ "パノラマカーの概要" [Panorama car overview]. meitetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2011.