{{short description|Japanese train type}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox train | name = YC1 series | image = Series-YC1-1203 Sasebo-Line.jpg | imagesize = | caption = YC1 series train in January 2023 | service = | manufacturer = [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] | factory = Hyōgo | family = hybrid efACE | replaced = [[KiHa 66 series|KiHa 66/67]] | yearconstruction = 2018– | yearservice = 14 March 2020 | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = | numberconstruction = | numberbuilt = | numberservice = 32 vehicles ({{as of|2020|11|lc=y}}) | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = | formation = 2 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = | capacity = 232 (76 seated) | operator = [[JR Kyushu]] | depots = Sasebo | lines = {{Plainlist| *[[Nagasaki Main Line]]<ref name="mynavi 2022-09-24"/> *[[Omura Line]]<ref name="mynavi 2022-09-24"/> *[[Sasebo Line]]<ref name="mynavi 2022-09-24"/> }} | carbody = Stainless steel | carlength = <!-- {{Convert|20,000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} --> | width = <!-- {{Convert|2,994|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} --> | height = <!-- {{Convert|4,096|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} --> | floorheight = <!-- {{Convert|1,115|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} --> | doors = 3 pairs per side | maxspeed = {{convert|110|km/h|abbr=on}} | weight = | acceleration = | deceleration = | traction = | poweroutput = | transmission = | aux = | hvac = | electricsystem = | collectionmethod = | bogies = | brakes = | safety = | coupling = | multipleworking = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''YC1 series'''|YC1系}} is a [[hybrid train|hybrid]] [[diesel-electric multiple unit]] (DMU) train type operated by [[Kyushu Railway Company]] (JR Kyushu) in Japan since 14 March 2020. One two-car train was delivered in June 2018<ref name="mynavi05102018">{{cite web |last=Ueshin |first=Daisuke |url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20181005-jrkyushu821yc1/2 |title=JR九州821系・YC1系「やさしくて力持ち」新型車両を公開! 写真149枚 |trans-title=JR Kyushu 821 series / YC1 series "Kind and powerful" new vehicle released! 149 photos |language=ja |date=5 October 2018 |website=news.mynavi.jp |publisher=Mynavi Corporation |access-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825142617/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20181005-jrkyushu821yc1/2 |archive-date=25 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> for testing in preparation for full production and entry into revenue service.<ref name="tetsudoshimbun20180126">{{cite web |url= http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-1290.html|script-title=ja: JR九州、「YC1系」導入へ 蓄電池搭載型ディーゼルエレクトリック車両 |trans-title= JR Kyushu to introduce YC1 series battery-powered diesel electric trains |date= 26 January 2018|work= tetsudo-shimbun.com |publisher= Tetsudo Shimbunsha |location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180126085535/http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/headline/entry-1290.html |archive-date= 26 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date= 26 January 2018}}</ref>
==Interior== The interior features [[LED lighting]] and four-language passenger information displays. Seating consists of a mix of longitudinal seating and seating bays.<ref name="mynavi05102018"/> <gallery> File:JR Kyushu Yc1-202 inside 2 20200719.jpg|Interior File:YC1-1202_10-Long-seat.jpg|Longitudinal seating File:JR Kyushu Yc1-202 inside cross seat 20200719.jpg|Transverse seating bay </gallery>
==Technical specifications== The car bodies are made out of stainless steel.<ref name="mynavi05102018"/> The train is equipped with a [[storage battery]], which can be charged with the regenerated power from braking. JR Kyushu reports that the hybrid system consumes 20% less fuel than the [[Diesel multiple unit#Diesel–hydraulic|diesel-hydraulic]] [[KiHa 66 series|KiHa 66 and 67]] trains, which were envisaged to be replaced by the YC1 series.<ref name="mynavi05102018"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-23 |title= |script-title=ja:従来型ディーゼル車に引導､JR九州の新車両 |trans-title=JR Kyushu introduces new rolling stock to replace older diesel trains |url=https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/244454 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Toyo Keizai Online |language=ja |archive-date=11 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411083027/https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/244454 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History== The first set, a 2-car set, was delivered in June 2018,<ref name="railfan03062018">{{cite web |url=https://railf.jp/news/2018/06/03/195500.html |title=JR九州YC1系が甲種輸送される |trans-title=JR Kyushu YC1 series is transported |date=3 June 2018 |work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825141114/https://railf.jp/news/2018/06/03/195500.html |archive-date=25 August 2019 |url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> and is based at Sasebo depot. The set was used in a test run on the [[Nagasaki Main Line]] and [[Sasebo Line]] in March 2019.<ref name="railfan05032019">{{cite web |url=https://railf.jp/news/2019/03/05/170000.html |title=YC1系が佐世保線・長崎本線で試運転 |trans-title=YC1 series trial run on Sasebo Line and Nagasaki Main Line |date=5 March 2019 |work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825144652/https://railf.jp/news/2019/03/05/170000.html |archive-date=25 August 2019 |url-status=live|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> Revenue service began on 14 March 2020.<ref name="railfan14032020">{{cite web |url=https://railf.jp/news/2020/03/14/205000.html |title=YC1系が営業運転を開始 |trans-title=YC1 series starts commercial operation |date=14 March 2020 |work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |language=ja |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200525085617/https://railf.jp/news/2020/03/14/205000.html |archive-date=25 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout 2020, twenty-four YC1 series cars were delivered from [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company|Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]' Hyogo plant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-22 |title= |script-title=ja:YC1系6両が甲種輸送される |trans-title=Six YC1 series cars transported |url=https://railf.jp/news/2020/02/22/202000.html |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |language=ja |publication-place=Japan |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119091557/https://railf.jp/news/2020/02/22/202000.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="railfan23052020">{{cite web |url=https://railf.jp/news/2020/05/23/203000.html |title=YC1系6両が甲種輸送される |trans-title=Six YC1 series cars transported |date=23 May 2020 |work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |language=ja |access-date=25 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200525084210/https://railf.jp/news/2020/05/23/203000.html |archive-date=25 May 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-05 |title= |script-title=ja:YC1系6両が甲種輸送される |trans-title=Six YC1 series cars transported |url=https://railf.jp/news/2020/06/05/133000.html |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |language=ja |publication-place=Japan |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119091606/https://railf.jp/news/2020/06/05/133000.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-17 |title= |script-title=ja:JR九州YC1系甲種輸送される |trans-title=JR Kyushu YC1 series is transported |url=https://rail.hobidas.com/rmnews/307131/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=RM News |publisher=Neko Publishing |publication-place=Japan |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717130644/https://rail.hobidas.com/rmnews/307131/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since 23 September 2022, a majority of Nagasaki Main Line local and rapid services have been operated using YC1 series trains.<ref name="mynavi 2022-09-24">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-24 |title= |script-title=ja:JR九州キハ47形＆YC1系、佐世保線江北～早岐間で日中の普通列車に |trans-title=JR Kyushu KiHa 47 and YC1 series operate daytime local trains between Kohoku and Haiki on the Sasebo Line |url=https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220924-2462088/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Mynavi News |language=ja |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129022501/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220924-2462088/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/news/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2018/01/26/180126_001821_1.pdf JR Kyushu press release issued on 26 January 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319053530/https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/news/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2018/01/26/180126_001821_1.pdf |date=19 March 2020 }} {{in lang|ja}}
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