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Tobu 100 Series
The Tobu 100 series (), branded ''Spacia'' (), is a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway in Japan since 1990. The trains are used on ''Kegon'', ''Spacia Nikko'', ''Kinu'', and ''Spacia Kinugawa'' services to Nikkō and Kinugawa-Onsen. Formation , the fleet consists of nine sets, based at Kasukabe Depot, and formed as follows. Interior Seat pitch is . Car 6 contains six 4-seat compartments. These are marked as "Green cars" when operating on JR lines. File:TOBURAILWAY SERIES100 FUTSUSEKI SHANAI.JPG, Interior view (before refurbishment) File:TOBURAILWAY SERIES100 FUTSUSEKI ZASEKI.JPG, Reclining seats (before refurbishment) File:Tobu 100 Spacia Compartment Shinjuku 20071104.JPG, 4-seat compartment in Car 6 (before refurbishment) File:Tobu 100 Spacia 106-2 interior 20160926.jpg, The interior of set 106 in September 2016 (after refurbishment) History The 100 series trains entered service on 1 June 1990 on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyu Car Corporation
is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as . The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Corporation but for other Japanese operators, including various Japan Railways Group companies and international operators as well. Tokyu Car Corporation, the predecessor of J-TREC, was founded on 23 August 1948. Tokyu Car was a licensee of early-generation (early-1960s) stainless-steel commuter EMU train body and related bogie technology from the Budd Company of the United States. Since then, Tokyu Car has specialised in stainless-steel body car technology. On 27 October 2011, Tokyu Car Corporation announced that its rolling stock manufacturing division would be acquired by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the company cease operations with effect from 1 April 2012. It is to be subsequently split into two companies, Tokyu Car Engineer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikkō (train)
The and are limited express train services in Japan operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tobu Railway between in Tokyo and in Tochigi Prefecture. Station stops ''Nikkō'' and ''Spacia Nikkō'' services stop at the following stations.JR Timetable, March 2013 issue, p. 102 * * * * * * * * Rolling stock Since 4 June 2011, services are formed of refurbished 253-1000 series 6-car EMU sets. Tobu 100 series ''Spacia'' EMUs may also be substituted on these services, in which case they are named ''Spacia Nikkō''. Prior to 4 June 2011, JR East services were formed of a dedicated 6-car 485 series EMU set, which was occasionally substituted by a reserve 189 series set nicknamed . Past * KiHa 44800 DMUs (October 1956–September 1959) * 157 series EMUs (September 1959–March 1963) * 165 series EMUs (March 1963–October 1982) * 485 series/ 189 series EMUs (March 2006–June 2011) Tobu-Series100 gold.jpg, A Tobu 100 series ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Multiple Units Of Japan
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating, electric discharges and many others. The presence of either a positive or negative electric charge produces an electric field. The motion of electric charges is an electric current and produces a magnetic field. In most applications, Coulomb's law determines the force acting on an electric charge. Electric potential is the work done to move an electric charge from one point to another within an electric field, typically measured in volts. Electricity plays a central role in many modern technologies, serving in electric power where electric current is used to energise equipment, and in electronics dealing with electrical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Railfan Magazine
is a Japanese-language monthly magazine for railfans covering the mainly Japanese railways published by Koyusha. It has been published in Japan since 1961. Issues go on sale on the 21st of each month, two months before the cover month (e.g. the March issue is on sale on 21 January). Each copy sells for between ¥1,100 and ¥1,200, depending on the number of pages. The magazine reports on railway prototypes, complete with technical plans, photos, maps, graphs, and tables. See also * List of railroad-related periodicals A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links * 1961 establishments in Japan Magazines published in Japan Monthly magazines published in Japan Magazines established in 1961 Railway culture in Japan Rail transport magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moquette
Moquette is a type of woven pile (fabric), pile fabric in which cut or uncut threads form a short dense cut or loop pile. The pile's upright fibres form a flexible, durable, non-rigid surface with a distinctive velvet-like feel. Traditional moquette weave fabrics are made today from a wool nylon face with an interwoven cotton backing, and are ideally suited to applications such as public transport. Origin Moquette originated in France, where it was weaving, woven by hand. Named after the French word for carpet, its standard width was a Flanders, Flemish ell of 27 inches. There were two finishes: moquette ''velouté'', which had a cut pile like English Wilton, Wiltshire#Economy, Wilton carpet, and moquette ''bouclé'', which had an uncut pile like Brussels carpet. It is still woven in Yorkshire using traditional techniques. Uses In clothing Moquette is occasionally used in clothing. In 1932–33, the United States Army Air Corps contracted for cold-weather leather flight suits l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iki (aesthetic Ideal)
is a Japanese aesthetical ideal of subdued displays of taste and/or wealth, with an emphasis on belying, on first glance, the efforts taken to appear stylish. It is thought to have originated amongst the chōnin, merchant classes of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) in Edo period Japan, subverting class through an expression of material wealth that formed an aesthetic language specifically aimed at one's peers.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Iki'' in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File. Sometimes misunderstood in the West as the archetypal or stereotypical aesthetics of Cool Japan, Japanese culture, is instead a cornerstone of traditional Japanese aesthetic appeal and thought. Both geisha and kimono, amongst other cultural aspects, are thought to have been influenced by and developed through , and remain largely influenced by it to this day. History During the Edo period, a number of edicts were passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyabi
''Miyabi'' (雅) is one of the traditional Japanese aesthetic ideals, though not as prevalent as Iki (aesthetic ideal), Iki or Wabi-sabi. In modern Japanese, the word is usually translated as "elegance," "refinement," or "courtliness" and sometimes to a "sweet loved one". The ideal posed by the word demanded the elimination of anything that was absurd or vulgar and the "polishing of manners, diction, and feelings to eliminate all roughness and crudity so as to achieve the highest grace." It expressed that sensitivity to beauty which was the hallmark of the Heian period, Heian era. Miyabi is often closely connected to the notion of Mono no aware, a bittersweet awareness of the transience of things, and thus it was thought that things in decline showed a great sense of miyabi. An example of this would be one of a lone cherry tree. The tree would soon lose its flowers and would be stripped of everything that made it beautiful and so it showed not only mono no aware, but also miyab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Skytree
, also written as Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012,Tokyo Sky Tree beats Tokyo Tower, now tallest building in Japan , The Mainichi Daily News, 29 March 2010 and reached its full height of in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the , and the third talle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
