Product Description
In the United States, in order to overcome the business difficulties caused by the rapid rise of automobile traffic from the 1920s, streetcar operators from all over the country came together to establish modern streetcar standards and develop high-performance streetcars called "PCC cars," which had features such as increased scheduled speeds, high acceleration and deceleration, modern streamlined bodies and vehicle structures, low manufacturing and maintenance costs, and improved ride comfort, in order to compete with motorization.
Meanwhile, in Japan, with a view to preventing noise from streetcars, the U.S.'s PCC car caught their attention, and they attempted to manufacture them domestically under license. The first PCC car, the Tokyo Tramway 5500 series No. 5501, was completed in 1954 (Showa 29).
However, due to difficulties in manufacturing the vehicle, and the excessive high performance and high licensing fees that were put off by the vehicle, the Six Major Cities Silent Train Standardization Study Group, made up of operators of public railways and major manufacturers, was formed and it was decided to proceed with development as a 100% domestic product.
- The trains developed using this new technology were called "silent trains" or "Japanese PCC cars," and were mainly used in the six major cities mentioned above (Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe), but they also spread to private railways.
However, each company found the excessive performance to be overwhelmed, and with streetcars in Japan also entering a period of decline, no similar vehicles were manufactured thereafter. Most were retired when the line was abolished or after 10 to 15 years of age, and only a small number were transferred to other companies.
- Volume 291 focuses on the public streetcars of six major cities and explains their technological innovations.
*This work will tell you about Japanese PCC cars in two volumes, volumes 291 and 292.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
This item is written in Japanese.
Item Size/Weight : 25.8 x 18.3 x 0.4 cm / 173g
- *Please note that the book's paper strip may not be included. Additionally, we do not offer replacements for any damage or wear to the strip.
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 055616
- ISBN code
- 9784777055616
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