JR Freight Class EF210

EF210
JR Freight EF210 electric locomotive EF210-134, June 2009
Power type	Electric
Builder	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Build date	1996–Present
UIC classification	Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm
Length	18,200 mm
Width	2,887 mm
Height	3,980 mm
Locomotive weight	100.8 tons[1]
Electric system	1,500 V DC
Traction motors	AC
Top speed	110 km/h
Power output	3,390 kW[1]
Tractive effort	199 kN[1]
Career	JR Freight
Number in class	74+
First run	1996
Disposition	Still in production

The EF210 class of electric locomotives are Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC freight locomotives operated by JR Freight in Japan.

The locomotives are built at the Kawasaki factory in Kobe. Based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, they are primarily used on freight on the Tōkaidō Main Line and Sanyō Main Line, replacing class EF66s.

As of 1 April 2009, 74 EF210s were operated by JR Freight.^[2] Nine EF210 locomotives are scheduled to be delivered during fiscal 2009,^[3] with nine more scheduled for fiscal 2010.^[4]

Variants

EF210-901 prototype

The pre-production prototype, EF210-901, was delivered to Shin-Tsurumi depot in 1996.

EF210-0 full-production version

EF210-16, April 2007

Following evaluation of the prototype version, the first full-production locomotive, EF210-1, was delivered to Okayama in July 1998. A number of minor improvements were incorporated, with the main external differences from the prototype being as follows.

• Traction motors changed from FMT3 (565 kW) to FMT4 type (565 kW)
• "ECO-POWER Momo Taro" logo on bodyside
• Reduced bogie size from 2,600 mm to 2,500 mm.

All 18 of the EF210-0s are allocated to Okayama Depot.^[2]

EF210-100

The EF210-100 incorporates a number of minor improvements were incorporated, including the use of single-arm pantographs, and IGBT replacing GTO.

EF210-100s are based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, with 55 locomotives in operation as of 1 April 2009.^[2]

Models

The EF210 is available in model form in N gauge from Kato and Tomix.

See also

• Media related to JR Freight EF210 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. ^ ^{a b c} ""JR各社の車両配置表" (JR Group company fleet allocations)". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha) 49 (579): p1–48. July 2009. 
3. ^ "平成２１年度の機関車の新製について" (Fiscal 2009 New Locomotive Orders), JR Freight news release, (11 June 2008). Retrieved on 8 July 2009. (Japanese)
4. ^ "平成２２年度の機関車の新製について" (Fiscal 2010 New Locomotive Orders), JR Freight news release, (10 June 2009). Retrieved on 8 July 2009. (Japanese)

External links

• JR Freight website (Japanese)