JR Freight Class EF210

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Class EF210
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JR Freight EF210 electric locomotive EF210-134, June 2009
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Build date 1996–present
Specifications
UIC class Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 18,200 mm (59 ft 9 in)
Width 2,887 mm (9 ft 5.7 in)
Height 3,980 mm (13 ft 1 in)
Loco weight 100.8 t[1]
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Traction motors AC
Performance figures
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output 3,390 kW[1]
Tractive effort 199 kN[1]
Career
Operators JR Freight
Number in class 74+
First run 1996
Disposition Still in production

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 2009, 74 EF210s were operated by JR Freight.[2] Nine EF210 locomotives are scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2009,[3] with nine more scheduled for fiscal 2010.[4]

Variants

  • Class EF210-901, prototype
  • Class EF210-0, full-production version
  • Class EF210-100
  • Class EF210-300, banking locomotives

EF210-901

The pre-production prototype, EF210-901, was delivered to Shin-Tsurumi depot in 1996.

EF210-0 full-production version

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EF210-16, April 2007

Following evaluation of the prototype version, the first full-production locomotive, EF210-1, was delivered to Okayama in July 1998. A number of minor improvements were incorporated, with the main external differences from the prototype being as follows.

  • Traction motors changed from FMT3 (565 kW) to FMT4 type (565 kW)
  • "ECO-POWER Momo Taro" logo on bodyside
  • Reduced bogie size from 2,600 mm to 2,500 mm.

All 18 of the EF210-0s are allocated to Okayama Depot.[2]

EF210-100

The EF210-100 sub-class incorporates a number of minor improvements were incorporated, including the use of single-arm pantographs, and IGBT replacing GTO.

EF210-100s are based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, with 55 locomotives in operation as of 1 April 2009.[2]

EF210-300

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EF210-301 at Hiroshima Depot, October 2012

The EF210-300 subclass was introduced from March 2013 to replace the dedicated Class EF67 banking locomotives that assist freight trains on the steeply-graded "Senohachi" section of the Sanyō Main Line between Seno and Hachihonmatsu.[5] The first locomotive, EF210-301, was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo on 3 September 2012.[6] It entered service from the start opf the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.[7] The second locomotive entered service from 28 April 2013.[8]

The locomotives are painted in an overall-blue livery with yellow lining.[6]

Fleet details

No. Manufacturer Date delivered
EF210-301 Kawasaki Heavy Industries September 2012[6]
EF210-302 Kawasaki Heavy Industries April 2013[8]
EF210-303 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 2013[9]
EF210-304 Kawasaki Heavy Industries July 2015[9]
EF210-305 Kawasaki Heavy Industries August 2015[10]
EF210-306 Kawasaki Heavy Industries September 2015[11]
EF210-307 Kawasaki Heavy Industries September 2015[12]
EF210-308 Kawasaki Heavy Industries October 2015[12]
EF210-309 Kawasaki Heavy Industries October 2015[12]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "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)
  4. ↑ "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)
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