Japanese Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC freight locomotive type
Class EF210
JR Freight EF210 electric locomotive EF210-117 in January 2019
Type and origin
Power type
Electric
Builder
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Mitsubishi Electric
Build date
1996–present
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Bo′Bo′Bo′
Gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length
18,200 mm (59 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Width
2,887 mm (9 ft 5+5⁄8 in)
Height
3,980 mm (13 ft 3⁄4 in)
Loco weight
100.8 t (99.2 long tons; 111.1 short tons)[1]
Electric system/s
1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current pickup(s)
pantograph
Traction motors
AC
Performance figures
Maximum speed
110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output
3,390 kW (4,550 hp)[1]
Tractive effort
199 kN (45,000 lbf)[1]
Career
Operators
JR Freight
Number in class
131
First run
1996
Disposition
Operational
The Class EF210 (EF210形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) on freight services in Japan.
The locomotives are built at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe. Based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, they are primarily used on freight on the Tokaido Main Line and Sanyo Main Line, replacing Class EF66 locomotives.
As of 1 April 2016[update], 101 EF210s were operated by JR Freight, based at Shin-Tsurumi (Kawasaki), Suita (Osaka), and Okayama depots.[2]
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^Shibata, Togo (August 2016). 最新JR貨物の電気機関車と話題の貨物列車 [Latest: JR Freight electric locomotives and popular freight trains]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 388. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. p. 33.
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