JR Freight Class EH200
| EH200 | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| EH200-4 at Ōmiya station, 2005-05-10 | |
| Power type | Electric |
| Builder | Tōshiba |
| Build date | 2001- |
| UIC classification | Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Length | 25,000 mm |
| Width | 2,948 mm |
| Height | 3,960 mm |
| Locomotive weight | 134.4 tons |
| Electric system | 1,500 V DC |
| Traction motors | AC |
| Top speed | 110 km/h |
| Power output | 4,520 kW |
| Tractive effort | 271.8 kN |
| Career | JR Freight |
| Number in class | 21 (as of April 2009) |
| Disposition | Still in production |
The EH200 class of electric locomotives are Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo wheel arrangement two-unit DC freight locomotives operated by JR Freight in Japan.
The locomotives are built at the Tōshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo. They are all based at Takasaki depot, and are primarily used on oil tank trains north of Tōkyō and on the steeply-graded Chūō Main Line and Shinonoi Line, replacing pairs of EF64s.
As of 1 April 2009, the fleet totalled 21 locomotives (EH200-901 and EH200-1 to EH200-20).[1] Three EH200 locomotives are scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2009[2], with two more scheduled for fiscal 2010.[3]
Contents |
[edit] Variants
[edit] EH200-901 prototype
The pre-production prototype, EH200-901, was delivered to Takasaki depot in 2001, and entered revenue service in October 2002 following extensive testing.
[edit] EH200-0 full-production version
Following evaluation of the prototype version, the first full-production locomotive, EH200-1, was delivered to Takasaki in March 2003. A number of minor improvements were incorporated, with the main external differences from the prototype being as follows.
- Elimination of centre pillar in the cab windscreens
- Redesigned windscreen wipers
- "Blue Thunder" logo on bodyside
- Reduced size white "JRF" logo on bodyside
[edit] Models
The EH200 is available in model form in N gauge from Kato.
[edit] See also
Media related to JR Freight EH200 at Wikimedia Commons- JR Freight Class EH500
- JNR Class EH10
Media related to [edit] References
- 2006 JR Rolling Stock Handbook, Neko Publishing
- ^ ""JR各社の車両配置表" (JR Group company fleet allocations)". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha) 49 (579): p1–48. July 2009.
- ^ "平成２１年度の機関車の新製について" (Fiscal 2009 New Locomotive Orders), JR Freight news release, (11 June 2008). Retrieved on 8 July 2009. (Japanese)
- ^ "平成２２年度の機関車の新製について" (Fiscal 2010 New Locomotive Orders), JR Freight news release, (10 June 2009). Retrieved on 8 July 2009. (Japanese)
|
|||||||||||||
