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The was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on ''Skyliner'' limited express services to and from Narita International Airport in Japan. The "AE" stood for "Airport Express".〔 First delivered in 1972, the trains operated between 1973 and 1993, and were replaced by Keisei AE100 series EMUs. ==History== Five 6-car sets were delivered in March 1972, entering service from December 1973 on reserved-seat limited express services between in Tokyo and before the opening of the nearby Narita Airport. The new ''Skyliner'' services started on 21 May 1978, serving the original Narita Airport Station (present-day Higashi-Narita Station), and a further two six-car AE series sets were delivered in time for the start of these services.〔 The sets were lengthened from six to eight cars from July 1990 ahead of the start of services to the new Narita Airport Station directly beneath the airport complex in March 1991.〔 Lengthening the sets involved rebuilding some of the original driving cars as intermediate cars, forming a fleet of five 8-cars sets from seven 6-car sets, with two surplus cars being scrapped.〔 The AE series sets were gradually phased out from June 1990 with the introduction of new AE100 series sets, and a final "sayonara" working ran on 27 June 1993.〔 Following the withdrawal of the fleet, the bogies and control equipment were re-used with new bodies to form a fleet of five 8-car 3400 series commuter EMUs.〔 File:Keisei Skyliner 1st livery 1986.jpg|A Keisei AE series train in original livery, January 1985 File:Keisei AE to Ueno 1989.jpg|An AE series set in service, 1989 File:Keisei AE at Sogo rail yard.jpg|Preserved AE series car AE61 at Sogo Depot, December 2009 File:Keisei3400 3418.jpg|A Keisei 3400 series EMU, July 2010 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keisei AE series (1972)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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