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The 72 series (72系) trains were DC electric commuter trains operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and served as the basis for the 101 series. The 72 series included the main production batch of 490 vehicles as well as 667 former 63 series cars converted into 72 series between 1953 and 1955. The last remaining trains were withdrawn in 1985, although some cars which were converted into mail coaches and experimental vehicles continued to remain in service until 1996.[citation needed] Most 72 series trains were converted to four-car 72–970 series trains, with the body based on the 103 series with the raised cab. The 72–970 series remained in service until 1985 when they were converted to 103–3000 series for the Kawagoe Line.[citation needed]
Variants
72 series - introduced in 1954, produced from 1952 to 1958[citation needed]
KuMoYa 90005: Stored at JR Central Hamamatsu Depot.
KuMoYa 90801 (partial): Preserved at the JR East Railway Museum in Saitama.
KuMoNi 83006: Used at the Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo.
KuMoHa 73383 in Saeki, Hiroshima, June 2004
KuMoNi 83006 at the RTRI facility in Kokubunji, Tokyo, October 2001
KuMoYa 90005 at JR Central Hamamatsu Works, August 2001
References
^ ab"「クモハ73」近代化改造車の前面"魔改造"バラエティー" ["Kumoha 73" modernization remodeling car front]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^"国鉄103系3000番代" [JNR 103-3000 series]. rail.hobidas.com. Neko Publishing. March 19, 2007. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^"国鉄青梅線72系、トンネルに響く吊掛けサウンド" [JNR Ome Line 72 series, hanging sound reverberating in the tunnel]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. September 2, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^"廃線復活で話題の可部線、32年前の72系電車とディーゼルカー" [Kabe Line is a hot topic in the reviving abandoned line, 72 series train and diesel car 32 years ago]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. February 17, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
^"南武線・鶴見線ほか首都圏の旧型国電73形ラストラン!" [The former national railway type 73 last run on the Nambu Line, Tsurumi Line and other metropolitan areas!]. news.mynavi.jp (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
