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Little Dancer

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The Little Dancer is a low-floor tram brand built by Alna Sharyo, a Japanese manufacturer of trams and light rail vehicles.

Overview

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The name "Little Dancer" was chosen by Alna Sharyo for two reasons, firstly to evoke an image of a lively dancer, and secondly for its similarity to the Japanese word "dansa". "Dansa" in Japanese means "step", pertaining to the step-free access that the trams provide. The result is aimed to evoke an image of a lively, cute, and small tram.

Little Dancer trams feature conventional bogies so that it is easier for railway companies and their maintenance staff to adjust to the trams when they are introduced.

Type

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There are several variants of the Little Dancer.

Type S

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Type S series are a short body type tram with a single section.

Type L

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Type L series have an articulated three section body.

Type A

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Type A series adopt 3 or 5 articulated bodies. (Some of the articulations have no bogies and are floating.)

Type U, Ua

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Type S,L,A series weren't 100% low floor, because the motors attached the bogies. U series devises to position the motor. So, U series are 100% low floor. "U" is an initial of "Ultimate".

Type C

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"C" is an initial of "Combination".

Type X

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The traction motor is downsized to the limit, and the same driving system as the conventional vehicle is adopted.

Type N

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See also

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In Japan, the three brand compete with Little Dancer.

References

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  1. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2017-09-25). "ゆったり乗車できます 松山・伊予鉄路面電車に新型LRT5000系車両導入". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "伊予鉄道5000形が古町車両工場に搬入される|鉄道ニュース|2017年9月1日掲載|鉄道ファン・railf.jp". 鉄道ファン・railf.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ Green, Mariko (2023-09-28). "Welcome to Kagoshima City". CLAIR Sydney (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "1000 Series". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  5. ^ "7000 Series". Archived from the original on 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2024-02-21.