JNR Class EH10

Class EH10

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Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Toshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Build date 1954-1957

Specifications UIC class Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 22,500 mm Width 2,800 mm Height 3,960 mm Loco weight 116 tons Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC Traction motors DC

Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h Power output 2,530 kW Tractive effort 191.0 kN

Career Operators Japanese National Railways Number in class 64 Disposition All withdrawn

The EH10 class of electric locomotives were Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo wheel arrangement two-unit DC freight locomotives operated by Japanese National Railways in Japan.

The exterior was designed by industrial designer Masao Hagiwara.

The EH10 was used for 1,200 tonne freight trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo (Shiodome) and Osaka (Umeda).

Preserved examples

One example, EH10 61, is preserved at Higashi-Awaji Minami Park in Osaka.

Preserved EH10 61, August 2005

Models

The EH10 is available in model form in N gauge from Kato.

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• JR Freight Class EH200
• JR Freight Class EH500

References

• Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車事典 (JNR Locomotive Guide) (in Japanese). Japan: Man to Man Books. pp. 100–101. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.