|
1946 |
Operation started as
the Yokohama Plant of
Tokyu Corporation at Yokohama. |
|
1948 |
Tokyu Yokohama Plant Co. Ltd.
was established by major Japanese railway firms of Tokyu Corporation,
Odakyu Electric Railway, Keio Teito Electric Railway and Keihin
Express Electrical Railway. |
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1953 |
The firm name was changed to
Tokyu Car
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
|
1954 |
Japanese National Railways designated us as DMU builder for local,
express and limited express. |
|
1955 |
We
delivered Low floor articulated LRV of floor height 590 mm and one
axle bogie on articulated section for Tokyu Tamagawa line as Japanese
first. |
|
1958 |
We delivered
skin stainless steel car body shell vehicle of
Tokyu 5200 series EMU as Japanese first. |
|
1959 |
Technology transfer agreement with the
Budd company for
stainless steel car body shell. Shares were listed on Tokyo stock
exchanges. |
|
1960 |
First
stainless steel vehicle was rolled out as Japanese
first. |
|
1964 |
Amalgation with
Toho Auto Engineering Co.,
Ltd. of prestige truck builder firm on an equal basis. |
|
1966 |
Designated as the manufacture of "Shinkansen" for
Japanese National Railways. |
|
1967 |
Manufactured and delivered first "Shinkansen".
Shares were listed on Osaka securities exchange. |
|
1968 |
Amalgation with
Teikoku Car and
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Of prestige rolling stock builder
firm on an equal basis. |
|
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1969
|
We delivered the commuter vehicle of one-handle operation master controller
as Japanese first and magnetic field chopper control on shunt motor
as world first.
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1973
|
The English firm name has been changed to Tokyu Car Corporation.
|
|
1988 |
Production of
stainless steel railway vehicles reached a
level of 2,000 units. |
|
1990 |
Production of newly-constructed railway vehicles reached a level of
10,000
units. |
|
1993 |
New factory,
Hanyu Plant, has started to operate. |
|
1994 |
Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) were delivered to
Ireland, and
this was the first time of export business of complete DMUs
to EU countries from Japan. |
|
1997 |
Approval of
ISO 9001 Quality Management System |
|
1999 |
New factory,
Gunma Plant, has started to operate. |
|
2000 |
Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) were delivered to Ireland, and this
was the first time of export business of complete EMUs to EU
countries from Japan. |
|
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2002
|
Delisted from the Tokyo stock exchanges and Osaka securities exchange.
Becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyu Corporation.
|
|
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2003
|
New factory, Wakayama Plant, has started to operate on 1st October,
2003.
|
|
2004 |
Production of
stainless steel railway vehicles reached a
level of 5,000 units. |
