JR Freight Class EF200

EF200
EF200-14 in revised livery, May 2009
Power type	Electric
Builder	Hitachi
Build date	1990–
Total produced	21
UIC classification	Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm
Length	19,400 mm
Width	2,900 mm
Locomotive weight	100.8 t
Electric system	1,500 V DC
Current collection method	Overhead catenary
Traction motors	AC
Top speed	120 km/h
Power output	6,000 kW[1]
Tractive effort	26,600 kg[1]
Career	JR Freight
First run	1990
Disposition	All in service

The EF200 class of electric locomotives are Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC freight locomotives operated by JR Freight in Japan.^[1]

Between 2006 and 2009, the entire fleet was repainted into a new livery similar to that used for the later EF210 locomotives.^[2]

EF200-4 in original livery, December 2006

Models

The EF200 is produced in model form in N gauge by Kato.

See also

Media related to JR Freight EF200 at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} JR全車輌ハンドブック2006 (JR Rolling Stock Handbook). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006. ISBN 4-7770-0453-8. 
2. ^ "ＪＲ世代の機関車オールガイド (Comprehensive Guide to JR Era Locomotives)". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 39 (315): p.12–26. July 2010. 

External links

• JR Freight website (Japanese)