JNR Class EF70

Class EF70

EF70 2 in 1982
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Hitachi, Mitsubishi
Build date 1961–1965
Total produced 81
Specifications
UIC class Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies DT120 (outer), DT121 (centre)
Wheel diameter 1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in)
Length 16,750 mm (54 ft 11 in)
Width 2,805 mm (9 ft 2.4 in)
Height 4,260 mm (14 ft 0 in)
Loco weight 96.0 t
Electric system(s) 20 kV AC (60 Hz)
Performance figures
Power output 2,300 kW (3,100 hp)
Career
Operators JNR
Delivered 1961
Preserved 2
Disposition All withdrawn

The Class EF70 (EF70形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated in Japan from 1961 until the late 1980s.[1] 81 locomotives were built by Hitachi and Mitsubishi between 1961 and 1965.[1]

Variants

Preserved examples

As of 1 April 2014, two members of the class are preserved: EF70 57, together with camping carriages at a youth facility in Hakusan, Ishikawa, and EF70 1001 at the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park in Gunma Prefecture. [2]

The camping facility where EF70 57 is preserved closed in March 2013, and cutting up of the camping coaches commenced in February 2016.[3]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. p. 154-155. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
  2. ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 978-4863209282.
  3. ↑ 旧列車ホテル「なかよし号」 解体始まる [Cutting up of "Nakayoshi" train hotel begins]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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