Odakyu 3000 series SE

Odakyu 3000 series SE/SSE
Preserved Odakyu 3000 series SE at Ebina depot (October 2007)
In service1957–1991
ManufacturerNippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries[1]
Family nameRomancecar
Constructed1957–1959
Entered serviceJuly 1957
Scrapped1992
Number built32 vehicles
Formation8 cars per set (initial)
5 cars per set (from 1968)
Capacity348 (initial)[1]
316 (from 1962)[1]
222 (from 1968)[2]
OperatorsOdakyu Electric Railway
Specifications
Car length15,950 mm (lead car, initial)
16,150 mm (lead car, from 1968)
12,700 mm (intermediate car)
Width2,864 mm (lead car, intermediate car with pantograph)
2,800 mm (intermediate car without pantograph)
Height3,450 mm (lead car, intermediate car without pantograph)
4,015 mm (intermediate car with pantograph)
Maximum speed110 km/h (operating)
147.5 km/h (design)[3]
Weight146.75 t (initial)[4]
159 t (from 1962)[5]
113.47 t (from 1968)[2]
Traction systemResistor control (electric camshaft)
Power output100 kW (375 V terminal voltage, 1,800 rpm)
TransmissionAxis Cardan Driveshaft
Acceleration1.6 km/h/s[6]
Deceleration4.15 km/h/s[6]
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC
Current collector(s)Overhead lines
Braking system(s)Dynamic and electromagnetic braking (HSC-D)[6]
Safety system(s)OM-ATS, ATS-S
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 1st Blue Ribbon Award in 1957.
Preserved Odakyu 3000 series SSE at Ebina depot (October 2007)

The Odakyu 3000 series (小田急3000形, Odakyū sanzen-gata) or SE (Super Express), later becoming SSE (Short Super Express), was a "Romancecar" electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan. It was the recipient of the inaugural Blue Ribbon Award presented by the Japan Railfan Club in 1958.

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