JR Freight Class EF210

Class EF210
JR Freight EF210 electric locomotive EF210-117 in January 2019
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderKawasaki Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Electric
Build date1996–present
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′Bo′
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length18,200 mm (59 ft 8+12 in)
Width2,887 mm (9 ft 5+58 in)
Height3,980 mm (13 ft 34 in)
Loco weight100.8 t
(99.2 long tons; 111.1 short tons)[1]
Electric system/s1,500 V DC overhead wire
Current pickup(s)pantograph
Traction motorsAC
TransmissionElectric
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output3,390 kW (4,550 hp)[1]
Tractive effort199 kN (45,000 lbf)[1]
Career
OperatorsJR Freight
Number in class131
First run1996
DispositionOperational

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 2016, 101 EF210s were operated by JR Freight, based at Shin-Tsurumi (Kawasaki), Suita (Osaka), and Okayama depots.[2]

  1. ^ a b c JR全車輌ハンドブック2006 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006. ISBN 978-4-7770-0453-9.
  2. ^ Shibata, Togo (August 2016). 最新JR貨物の電気機関車と話題の貨物列車 [Latest: JR Freight electric locomotives and popular freight trains]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 388. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. p. 33.