787 series


The 787 series is an AC electric multiple unit type operated on limited express services by Kyushu Railway Company in Japan since July 1992.

Design

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Kinki Sharyo.

Formations

7-car sets (BM1–11, BM13–14) (2004-2011)

The 7-car sets are formed as follows.
Car No.1234567
DesignationMscM'1T1T2TMM'c
NumberingKuMoRo 787MoHa 786SaHa 787-100SaHa 787-200SaHa 787MoHa 787KuMoHa 786

Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

6-car sets (BM1-14, BM115)

The two 6-car sets are formed as follows.
Car No.123456
DesignationMscM'1T2TMM'c
NumberingKuMoRo 787MoHa 786SaHa 787-200SaHa 787MoHa 787KuMoHa 786

Cars 2 and 6 are each fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

4-car sets (BM101–BM111)

The 11 4-car sets are formed as follows.
Car No.1234
DesignationThscMM'Tc
NumberingKuRoHa 786MoHa 787MoHa 786KuHa 787

Car 3 is fitted with one PS400K scissors-type pantograph.

Operations

As of March 2011, the 787 series are used on the following limited express services.
From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, with the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen, 787 series sets were no longer used on Relay Tsubame services. The T1 cars were removed from the 7-car sets to form a fleet of 15 6-car sets. These were redeployed on Kamome services, displacing the earlier 783 series EMUs.

History

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.