EH500-31 at Koriyama Rolling Stock Centre in August 2010
Type and origin
Power type
Electric
Builder
Toshiba
Build date
1997–
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length
25,000 mm (82 ft 1⁄4 in)
Width
2,950 mm (9 ft 8+1⁄8 in)
Height
3,917 mm (12 ft 10+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight
134.2 t (132.1 long tons; 147.9 short tons)
Electric system/s
1,500 V DC & 20 kV AC at 50/60 Hz overhead wire
Current pickup(s)
pantograph
Traction motors
AC
MU working
Within Class Only
Loco brake
Air and Electrical regenerative
Train brakes
Air
Safety systems
ATS-SF
Performance figures
Maximum speed
110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output
4 MW (5,400 hp)
Tractive effort
24,551 kgf (240,760 N; 54,130 lbf)
Career
Operators
JR Freight
Number in class
82 (as of 1 March 2017[update])
Delivered
September 1997
Disposition
Operational
The Class EH500 (EH500形) is a Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement multi-system AC/DC two-unit electric locomotive type operated by JR Freight in Japan since 1997.[1][2]
^Jr機関車カタログ: Jr7社の現有30形式を詳しく解說 JR機関車カタログ [JR Locomotive Catalogue]. Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2013. pp. 72–74. ISBN 9784863207271.
^Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009 JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
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