787 series (JR Kyushu)

787 series
787 series
	787 series set BM2 on the Kagoshima Main Line, June 2019
In service	July 1992–present
Manufacturer	Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo
Built at	Kudamatsu, Higashiōsaka
Replaced	485 series
Constructed	1992–2002
Number in service	140 vehicles (26 sets)
Formation	4/6/7 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	BM1-15, BM101-111
Operators	JR Kyushu
Depots	Ōita, Minami-Fukuoka
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	21.2 m (69 ft 7 in) (end cars) ; 20 m (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	2,944 mm (9 ft 7.9 in)
Doors	1 per side
Maximum speed	130 km/h (80 mph)
Traction system	Thyristor drive
Electric system(s)	20 kV AC 60 Hz
Current collector(s)	Overhead catenary
Bogies	DT400K (powered), TR400K (trailer); DT901K (powered), TR901K (trailer) (prototype bogie)
Safety system(s)	ATS-SK
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
	This train won the 36th Blue Ribbon Award in 1993.

The 787 series (787系) is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since July 1992.^[1]

Design[edit]

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Kinki Sharyo.^[2]

Formations[edit]

7-car sets (BM1–11, BM13–14) (2004–2011)[edit]

The 7-car sets are formed as follows.^[3]^[4]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Designation	Msc	M'1	T1	T2	T	M	M'c
Numbering	KuMoRo 787	MoHa 786	SaHa 787-100	SaHa 787-200	SaHa 787	MoHa 787	KuMoHa 786

Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets (BM1-14, BM115)[edit]

The two 6-car sets are formed as follows.^[3]^[4]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	Msc	M'1	T2	T	M	M'c
Numbering	KuMoRo 787	MoHa 786	SaHa 787-200	SaHa 787	MoHa 787	KuMoHa 786

Cars 2 and 6 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

4-car sets (BM101–BM111)[edit]

The 11 4-car sets are formed as follows.^[3]^[4]

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Designation	Thsc	M	M'	Tc
Numbering	KuRoHa 786	MoHa 787	MoHa 786	KuHa 787

Car 3 is fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

Operations[edit]

As of March 2011, the 787 series are used on the following limited express services.^[4]

Former operations[edit]

Relay Tsubame (2004–2011)

From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, with the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen, 787 series sets were no longer used on Relay Tsubame services. The T1 (SaHa 787) cars were removed from the 7-car sets to form a fleet of 15 6-car sets. These were redeployed on Kamome services, displacing the earlier 783 series EMUs.^[4]

Joyful Train sets[edit]

36 + 3: A modified six-car set, which had been planned for service in to begin on 15 October 2020. based at Minami-Fukuoka Depot.

History[edit]

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
^ Saka, Masahiro (March 2014). "JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要" [JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 43 (359): 22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "JR九州新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要" [Overview of JR Kyushu Shinkansen & Limited Express Operations]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. 40 (323): 28–31. March 2011.

[neko2009-1] JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.

[dj359-2] Saka, Masahiro (March 2014). "JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要" [JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 43 (359): 22.

[jrr2010-3] JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1.

[dj323-4] "JR九州新幹線・特急列車の運転体系概要" [Overview of JR Kyushu Shinkansen & Limited Express Operations]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. 40 (323): 28–31. March 2011.

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