Odakyu 3000 series SE
| Odakyu 3000 series SE/SSE | |
|---|---|
Preserved Odakyu 3000 series SE at Ebina depot (October 2007) | |
| In service | 1957–1991 |
| Manufacturers | Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Family name | Romancecar |
| Constructed | 1957–1959 |
| Entered service | July 1957 |
| Scrapped | 1992 |
| Number built | 32 vehicles |
| Formation | 8 cars per set (initial) 5 cars per set (from 1968) |
| Capacity | 348 (initial) 316 (from 1962) 222 (from 1968) |
| Operator | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 15,950 mm (lead car, initial) 16,150 mm (lead car, from 1968) 12,700 mm (intermediate car) |
| Width | 2,864 mm (lead car, intermediate car with pantograph) 2,800 mm (intermediate car without pantograph) |
| Height | 3,450 mm (lead car, intermediate car without pantograph) 4,015 mm (intermediate car with pantograph) |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (operating) 147.5 km/h (design) |
| Weight | 146.75 t (initial) 159 t (from 1962) 113.47 t (from 1968) |
| Traction system | Resistor control (electric camshaft) |
| Power output | 100 kW (375 V terminal voltage, 1,800 rpm) |
| Transmission | Axis Cardan Driveshaft |
| Acceleration | 1.6 km/h/s |
| Deceleration | 4.15 km/h/s |
| Electric system | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collection | Overhead lines |
| Braking systems | Dynamic and electromagnetic braking (HSC-D) |
| Safety systems | OM-ATS, ATS-S |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Notes/references | |
This train won the 1st Blue Ribbon Award in 1957. | |
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.