# 155 series > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/155_series > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/155_series.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_series > Source revision: 1338128591 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Japanese electric multiple unit train type 155 series A 155 series EMU in Shonan orange and green livery In service 1959–1983 Manufacturers Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo Constructed 1959–1965 Refurbished 1975 Number built 48 vehicles (10 sets) Number in service None Number preserved None Formation 4/8 cars per set Operator JNR Depots Tamachi, Miyahara Specifications Car body construction Steel Doors 2 per side Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph) Traction system Resistor control MT46 Electric system 1,500 V DC Bogies DT21A, TR62 Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) The **155 series** (155系) was an [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) (EMU) train type operated by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) from 1959 until 1983.[1] They were originally designed for and used on school excursion trains running between Tokyo and the "[Keihanshin](/source/Keihanshin)" Kyoto/Osaka/Kobe area via the [Tokaido Main Line](/source/Tokaido_Main_Line).[1] ## Design Initially classified "82 series", the 155 series was broadly derived from the earlier [153 series](/source/153_series) express EMU design.[2] ### Exterior The trains were initially painted in what was to become the standard JNR excursion train livery of "lemon yellow" and "light scarlet" selected from colour schemes proposed by 313 different junior high schools in the Tokyo and Keihanshin areas.[1] Later sets built used "canary yellow", a slightly different shade to the original "lemon yellow" colour.[2] ### Interior The primary purpose of the trains was to maximize seating capacity for use on school excursions, so accommodation was arranged in fixed seating bays, with 4-seat bays on one side and 6-seat bays on the other side of the aisle, giving a seating capacity of approximately 100 per car.[1] The trains were not air-conditioned, but featured ceiling-mounted fans.[1] ### Bogies The motored cars were mounted on DT21A coil-spring [bogies](/source/Bogie) based on the bogies used on the [101 series](/source/101_series) commuter EMUs. The non-motored trailer cars were mounted on TR62 bogies.[2] ## Formations The fleet consisted of two 8-car and eight 4-car sets, formed as shown below, and based at Tamachi Depot in Tokyo and Miyahara Depot in Kyoto. These initially ran as 12-car formations, later lengthened to 16-car formations.[2] ### 8-car sets Designation Tc M' M T T M' M Tc Numbering KuHa 155 MoHa 154 MoHa 155 SaHa 155 SaHa 155 MoHa 154 MoHa 155 KuHa 155 - The MoHa 154 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type [pantograph](/source/Pantograph_(rail)).[2] ### 4-car sets Designation Tc M' M Tc Numbering KuHa 155 MoHa 154 MoHa 155 KuHa 155 - The MoHa 154 cars were each equipped with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2] ### Key - Tc: driving trailer - T: intermediate trailer - M: intermediate motor with control equipment - M': intermediate motor ## History A 155 series set on an *Izu* service in August 1974, still in original school excursion train livery The 155 series sets entered service from March 1959 on school excursion services running on the [Tokaido Main Line](/source/Tokaido_Main_Line). Westbound services from Tokyo ([Shinagawa Station](/source/Shinagawa_Station)) were named *Hinode* (ひので; "Sunrise"), and eastbound services from the Keihanshin area were named *Kibō* (きぼう; "Hope").[1] Trains carried [headboards](/source/Headboard_(train)) on the front with the name of the train.[1] A further two 4-car sets were built in 1961, and four more 4-car sets were built between 1964 and 1965, to allow 16-car formations to be used on *Hinode* and *Kibō* services.[2] From March 1971, school excursions began using *[Kodama](/source/Kodama_(train))* services on the [Tokaido Shinkansen](/source/Tokaido_Shinkansen) between Tokyo and the Keihanshin area, and the Tokaido Line *Hinode* and *Kibō* services were discontinued from October of the same year.[2] The 155 series trains underwent refurbishment and repainting into the *Shonan* livery of orange and green from 1973, and the former Kansai area sets were transferred to Ogaki Depot in 1974 for use on "rapid" limited-stop services and charter train services.[2] The Tamachi-based Tokyo area sets saw use on school excursions to [Nikko](/source/Nikko_Station), and winter season trains to ski resorts in the Joetsu region.[2] Withdrawals began in 1980,[2] and the entire fleet was withdrawn from service by fiscal 1983.[1] No 155 series vehicles have been preserved.[3] ## See also - [159 series](/source/159_series) - [167 series](/source/167_series) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [JNR 155](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:JNR_155). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-railfan636_1-7) Matsumoto, Norihisa (April 2014). "初登場の修学旅行電車" [The first school-excursion trains]. *[Japan Railfan Magazine](/source/Japan_Railfan_Magazine)* (in Japanese). **54** (636): 126–131. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-jnrexpress2013_2-10) *写真とイラストで見る国鉄急行型電車のすべて* [*JNR Express EMUs in pictures*]. Japan: Neko Publishing Ltd. 29 November 2013. pp. 32–35. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4-7770-1532-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-7770-1532-0). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sasada2012_3-0)** Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). *国鉄&JR保存車大全* [*JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide*]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 127. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4863206175](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4863206175). v t e Electric multiple units of Japanese National Railways DC commuter/suburban 12 63 70 72 101 103 105 111 113 115 117 119 121 123 201 203 205 207 211 213 301 DC express/limited express 52 80 151 153 155 157 159 161 165 167 169 181 183 185 187 189 381 AC/DC commuter/suburban 401 403 411 413 415 417 419 421 423 AC/DC express/limited express 451 453 455 457 471 473 475 481 483 485 487 489 581 583 AC commuter/suburban 711 713 715 717 AC limited express 781 Non-revenue/experimental 141 143 145 147 191 193 443 495 591 791 This list shows all JNR EMUs, both active and withdrawn. Shinkansen types are omitted. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [155 series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_series) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_series?action=history)). 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