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Furuhashi335 โ No. 5501 Tokyo Metropolitan Tram
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It is a Japanese modified Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) car. It was built in 1954 and operated only in No.1 line (Shinagawa-Ginza-Ueno: partially same with Ginza Metro line). However, the No.1 line was demolished in 1967, then the car had to be retired.In fact, the concept of PCC car itself has been in failure in Japan due to traffic rules and complex mechanisms and maintenances...ย
Since 2007, it has been displayed in front of depot (Arakawa Shako Mae Stop) of Tokyo Metropolitan Tram. The pole shows Tokyo Metropolitan Tram Memorial Square (Toden Omoide Hiroba).ย
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Thank you very much!
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Very odd indeed - meanwhile, PCC's have been used in my city since 1960.ย They think the last ones may finally be retired by 2022... >.>
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The infrastructures of Japanese railway have been different from European countries and United States. Also mechanisms of German diesel locomotive have failed in Japan.
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Thank you very much!
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Itโs kind of strange, PCCs forged on for decades here. ย Shaker Heights used them on its grade-separated line from 1947 up to the early 1980s. ย Then again, since they were a rare type in Japan, you couldnโt just trade parts or vehicles with other cities or pull pieces from wrecked ones like cities in North America could.
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Yes, this is not PCC exactly, rather a mimic of it. Then the mechanisms were very complex, then brought many major and minor troubles.
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Nice one! I like the old trams, they had lots of character!ย
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Thank you! I think so.
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