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The 1800 series was introduced in 1991 as two-car commuter-style sets to be coupled to six-car 1000/1200 series sets on limited express services during the busy peak hours. Sets are also used on their own or in pairs on other services.
The Mc2 cars have one lozenge-type pantograph.
From 2017, the fleet underwent a programme of refurbishment. The first 1800 series set to be refurbished and reliveried was 1808 in May 2017.
Meitetsu 1800 series information
{{Meitetsu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 1800 series Train-related introductions in 1991 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan ja:名鉄1000系電車#1800系・1850系
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) type operated by the private railway
A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector.
Japan
In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...
operator Nagoya Railroad
, publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the ''Panorama Car Super'', both of whic ...
(Meitetsu) in Japan since 1991.
Variants
The type consists of nine two-car 1800 series sets introduced in 1991, and three two-car 1850 series sets introduced in 1992, built using the underframes and electrical equipment from withdrawn 7500 series "Panorama Car
is a trainset series operated by Nagoya Railroad, including the . Like the ''Romancecar'' trains of Odakyu Electric Railway, they are designed to be tourist oriented limited express trains, although they also operate on services.
The very ...
" EMUs.
Operations
The 1800 series was introduced in 1991 as two-car commuter-style sets to be coupled to six-car 1000/1200 series sets on limited express services during the busy peak hours. Sets are also used on their own or in pairs on other services.
Formations
, the fleet consists of nine two-car 1800 series sets (1801 to 1809) and two two-car 1850 series sets (1851 to 1852), formed as follows.1800 series
The Mc cars have one lozenge-typepantograph
A pantograph (, from their original use for copying writing) is a Linkage (mechanical), mechanical linkage connected in a manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one pen, in tracing an image, produces identical movements in a se ...
.
1850 series
The Mc2 cars have one lozenge-type pantograph.
Interior
The 1800 and 1850 series cars have transverse seating with flip-over seat backs to face the direction of travel.History
The 1800 series trains were first introduced in 1991, to augment the 1000/1200 series trainsets. In 1992, three more two-car sets were built, reusing the underframes and electrical equipment from withdrawn 7500 series "Panorama Car" EMU cars.Refurbishment
From 2017, the fleet underwent a programme of refurbishment. The first 1800 series set to be refurbished and reliveried was 1808 in May 2017.
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Meitetsu 1800 series information
{{Meitetsu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 1800 series Train-related introductions in 1991 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan ja:名鉄1000系電車#1800系・1850系