[PRCo] Re: Tokyo PCC 5501

[Bill Robb]

Bob, the seats appear to have been removed when it was put on display or earlier.  It did have a previous display life in a park. The first image lists the capacity as 96 with 40 seats.  Usually the seats in Japan are bench seats along the walls of the car.  Tokyo is 1372mm gauge (4ft6in), but most Japanese lines are 1067mm or 3ft6in gauge.
But as for no seats there are JR commuter EMUs which havesix doors per side (instead of the usual four doors) on which the seats are folded up by remote control from 7-10 AM to increase capacity! These are generally found on the Yamanote line.

Bill Robb


No seats eh!  I can't help but wonder how many patrons they could stuff into
that car...

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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Tokyo PCC 5501

Interesting photos. The side windows remind me of the one-of-a-kind Clark
PCC.
Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca> wrote:  1954 vintage Tokyo PCC 5501 restored
to static display condition at Arakawa depot:

http://yellow.ap.teacup.com/romendensya/img/1180359345.jpg

http://yellow.ap.teacup.com/romendensya/img/1180359905.jpg

http://yellow.ap.teacup.com/romendensya/img/1180360181.jpg

http://yellow.ap.teacup.com/romendensya/img/1180360543.jpg


5501 before restoration:

http://yellow.ap.teacup.com/romendensya/img/1150984508.jpg

http://yellow.ap.teacup.com/romendensya/img/1149961132.jpg

>From another source:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56012643@N00/72756913/in/set-1149169/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56012643@N00/72756912/in/set-1149169/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56012643@N00/72295295/in/set-1149169/

A photo record of generally current Japanese trams.

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:%E8%B7%AF%E9%9D%A2%E9%9B%BB%E8%BB%8A%E
7%94%BB%E5%83%8F

Bill Robb

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