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File:Kuha E751-2.jpg, KuHa E751
File:Moha E750-102.jpg, MoHa E750-100
File:Moha E751-102.jpg, MoHa E751-100
File:Moha E750-2.jpg, MoHa E750
File:Moha E751-2.jpg, MoHa E751
File:Kuroha E750-2.jpg, KuRoHa E750
File:Moha E750-102 inside.jpg, Standard-class accommodation (MoHa E750-100)
File:Kuroha E750-2 Green car inside.jpg, Green-class accommodation (KuRoHa E750)
The first set was delivered to Aomori Depot from 
In late 2006, all three sets underwent modifications at JR East's Kōriyama Works to reinforce the front end snowploughs and add protection plates to underfloor equipment.
From the start of 4 December 2010 timetable revision, the E751 series sets were replaced on ''Tsugaru'' services by 4-car 485-3000 series EMUs, and were temporarily removed from regular service. From 23 April 2011, the fleet of three E751 series sets were reinstated on ''Tsugaru'' services, this time formed as 4-car sets, replacing the 485-3000 series sets. The three pairs of MoHa E751 and MoHa E750 cars removed were stored at Aomori Depot, and occasionally reinserted into sets to provide increased capacity during busy seasons until the three pairs of cars were withdrawn in 2015.
JR East E751 series description
{{JR East EMU Electric multiple units of Japan East Japan Railway Company Train-related introductions in 2002 20 kV AC multiple units Tokyu Car multiple units
electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number o ...
(EMU) train type operated on '' Tsugaru'' limited express
A limited express is a type of express train or express bus service that stops at fewer locations compared to other express services on the same or similar routes.
Japan
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services in the north of Japan by East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East) since March 2000. The design was based on the earlier (1,500 V DC) E653 series EMUs, with improvements to cope with colder weather conditions in the north of Japan.
Formations
4-car sets (April 2011–Present)
The original six-car sets were shortened to four cars as shown below from 23 April 2011. The sets were occasionally lengthened to six cars for increased capacity during busy periods by inserting a pair of MoHa E751 and MoHa E750 cars until the three pairs of MoHa E751 and MoHa E750 cars were withdrawn in 2015. Car 2 is equipped with one PS107 single-arm pantograph.6-car sets (March 2000–April 2011)
Sets were originally formed as six-car sets, consisting of four motored cars and two trailers, as shown below. Sets were shortened to four cars from 23 April 2011. Cars 3 and 5 are each equipped with one PS107 single-arm pantograph.Interior
Seating is configured 2+2 abreast in both standard class and Green class. Seat pitch is in standard class and in Green class.History
The first set was delivered to Aomori Depot from 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 Corpo ...
's Yokohama factory on 9 December 1999, followed by the remaining two sets in January 2000. The fleet entered service on '' Super Hatsukari'' services operating between and from the start of the revised timetable on 11 March 2000.
From 1 December 2002, the E751 series trains were reassigned to new '' Tsugaru'' services operating between and , which replaced the former ''Super Hatsukari'' services following the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main island, Honshu. Operated by the East Japan Railway Company, it links Tokyo in the south to Aomori in the north, with ...
extension from Morioka to Hachinohe.
In late 2006, all three sets underwent modifications at JR East's Kōriyama Works to reinforce the front end snowploughs and add protection plates to underfloor equipment.
From the start of 4 December 2010 timetable revision, the E751 series sets were replaced on ''Tsugaru'' services by 4-car 485-3000 series EMUs, and were temporarily removed from regular service. From 23 April 2011, the fleet of three E751 series sets were reinstated on ''Tsugaru'' services, this time formed as 4-car sets, replacing the 485-3000 series sets. The three pairs of MoHa E751 and MoHa E750 cars removed were stored at Aomori Depot, and occasionally reinserted into sets to provide increased capacity during busy seasons until the three pairs of cars were withdrawn in 2015.
Build details
The build details for the three sets are as follows.Further reading
*References
External links
JR East E751 series description
{{JR East EMU Electric multiple units of Japan East Japan Railway Company Train-related introductions in 2002 20 kV AC multiple units Tokyu Car multiple units