JR Freight Class EH200

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Class EH200
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EH200-22 on the Chuo Main Line, October 2010
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Toshiba
Build date 2001–
Specifications
UIC class Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in)
Width 2,948 mm (9 ft 8.1 in)
Height 3,960 mm (13 ft 0 in)
Loco weight 134.4 t
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Traction motors AC
Safety systems ATS-SF
Performance figures
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output 4,520 kW (6,060 hp)
Tractive effort 271.8 kN (61,100 lbf)
Career
Operators JR Freight
Number in class 23+
Delivered 2001
Disposition Still in production

The Class EH200 (EH200形?) is a Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement two-unit DC electric freight locomotive operated by JR Freight in Japan since 2001.[1][2]

Operations

The locomotives are built at the Toshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo. They are all based at Takasaki depot, and are primarily used on oil tank trains north of Tokyo and on the steeply-graded Chūō Main Line, Shinonoi Line, and Joetsu Line, replacing pairs of Class EF64s.[3]

By February 2011, the fleet totalled 25 locomotives (EH200-901 and EH200-1 to EH200-24), with further deliveries expected.[3]

Variants

  • EH200-900: Prototype locomotive EH200-901, built 2001
  • EH200-0: Full-production locomotives built from 2003 onward

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.

  • EH200-901 Hachioji 20030913.JPG

    Prototype EH200-901 at Hachiōji station, September 2003

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.[2] A number of minor improvements were incorporated, with the main external differences from the prototype being as follows.[2]

  • Elimination of centre pillar in the cab windscreens
  • Redesigned windscreen wipers
  • "Blue Thunder" logo on bodyside
  • Reduced size white "JRF" logo on the body side
  • EH200 yamate.JPG

    EH200-21, September 2010

  • EH200-8 Takasaki 20100509.jpg

    Side view of EH200-8, May 2010

See also

References

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