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E235 series

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Introducing

The E235 series (E235系, E235-kei)(E235けいでんしゃ/E235 Keidensha) is a type of self-propelled trainset operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Greater Tokyo.

The E235 series was unveiled by JR East in July 20143 as the replacement for the E231-500 series on the Yamanote line. The first trainset entered commercial service on November 30, 2015, but was withdrawn the following day following various technical problems4. After several weeks of additional testing, it returned to commercial service on March 7, 2016. The remaining 49 trainsets will be introduced between 2017 and 2020.

(Wikipedia)

Console detail

Apart from the pocket watch and the door-closing indicator in the center of the console, there are 2 displays.

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The first display shows in the bottom area:

  • Brake level, with emergency brake indicator "非常".
  • Brake cylinder pressure (black arrow) and main air reservoir pressure (red arrow). Note that if this falls below the red zone (780kPa), the compressor starts up.
  • Speed dial, with limit indicator (green arrow) and the "pattern approach" (パターン接近) indicator.

The upper part contains the electrical voltages and various indicators:

  • Top-left:
    • 3-phase (三相)
    • Emergency short-circuit (非常短絡)
    • Snow resistant brakes (耐雪ブレーキ)
    • Safety Brakes (直通予備)
    • Cruise control (定速)
    • Parking brakes (駐車ブレーキ)
    • Inching in progress (インチング制御中)
  •  Top-right :
    • Digital ATC (デジタルATC)
    • ATC
    • Off (切)
    • Pattern reduction (パターン低減)
    • Emergency operation (非常運転)
  • Bottom-left, first line :
    • TASC power supply (TASC 電源)
    • TASC pattern (TASC パターン)
    • TASC brakes (TASC ブレーキ)
    • TASC off (TASC 切)
    • TASC failure (TASC 故障)
  • Second line :
    • Home position (定位置)
    • Vehicle doors closed (車両ドア全閉)
    • Platform doors closed (ホームドア全閉)
    • Platform doors linkage (ホームドア連携)
    • Platform doors separation (ホームドア分離)
  •  Bottom-right :
    • ATC normal (ATC常用)
    • ATC emergency (ATC非常)
    • Train stop operation (停通防止動作)
    • ATC power supply (ATC電源)
    • ATC release (ATC開放)

Consult the MON/TIMS/INTEROS screen page for more details about the INTEROS screen.

Availability

This model is available on these lines: