JNR Class EF64

Class EF64
EF64 37 at Fukaya in February 2021
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderKawasaki, Toshiba
Build date1964–1982
Total produced132
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′Bo′
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter1,120 mm (44.09 in)
LengthEF64-0: 17,900 mm (58 ft 8+34 in),
EF64-1000: 18,600 mm (61 ft 14 in)
Width2,800 mm (9 ft 2+14 in)
Height3,960 mm (12 ft 11+78 in)
Loco weight96 t
(94 long tons; 106 short tons)
Electric system/s1,500 V DC overhead line
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motorsDC
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output2.55 MW (3,420 hp)
Career
OperatorsJNR, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Freight
Number in class47 (as of 1 April 2016
Preserved2
DispositionIn service

The Class EF64 (EF64形) is a 6-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1964.[1]

  1. ^ 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. 26–27. ISBN 9784863207271.