101 series
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The 101 series was a DC electric multiple unit commuter train type introduced in 1957 by Japanese National Railways, and formerly operated by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company.
JNR 6-car set at Asaka Station on the Hanwa Line, 1978
JNR 101 series EMU approaching Kinshicho Station at Chuo-Sobu Line, August 1978
A JNR 101 series EMU leaving Katamachi Station on the Katamachi Line, 1985
JR East 3-car Tsurumi Line set at Musashi-Shiraishi Station, circa December 1990
103 series
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The 103 series is a DC electric multiple unit commuter train type introduced in 1963 by Japanese National Railways, and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company and Kyushu Railway Company. The
101 series
…in service None (44 vehicles being converted into 145 series multiple locomotive) Number preserved 2 vehicles Number scrapped 1,489 vehicles Successor 103 series, 205 series, 207 series Formation 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 or 10 cars per trainset Operators JNR (1957–1987) JR East (1987–2003) JR-West (1987–1992) Chichibu…
JR West 103 series trains in various liveries at Suita Depot in October 2017
JR West 103 series Osaka Loop Line, KuHa 103-1, January 2007
JR East 103-1000 series in emerald-green Jōban Line livery, April 2003
Revised livery with light blue stripe, May 2003