JNR Class ED15

Class ED15
Preserved ED15 1 in June 2017
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Hitachi
Build date 1926
Total produced 3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC B + B
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length:
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 • Over couplers 13,260 mm (43 ft 6 in)
 • Body 12,220 mm (40 ft 1 in)
Width 2,780 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Height 3,840 mm (12 ft 7 in)
Loco weight 59 t
Electric system/s 1,500 V DC
Performance figures
Power output 820 kW
Tractive effort 9,000 kgf
Career
Operators JNR
Number in class 3
Numbers ED15 1 - 3
Retired 1960
Preserved 1
Disposition All withdrawn

The Class ED15 (ED15形) was an electric locomotive formerly operated in Japan from 1926 until 1960.[1] The Class ED15 was the first mainline electric locomotive type to be built domestically in Japan.[1]

History

Three locomotives were built by Hitachi in Mito, Ibaraki, in 1926, based on electric locomotives previously imported from overseas.[1] Initially designated Class 1170 under the original Japanese Government Railways (JGR) numbering scheme, the locomotives became Class ED15 from 1928.[1]

The locomotives were initially used on Tokaido Main Line freight services, and were later employed on the Chuo Main Line.[1]

The locomotives were withdrawn from service between 1959 and 1960.[1]

Preservation

ED15 1 is preserved at the Hitachi Mito Factory in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki.[1]

Classification

The ED15 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

  • E: Electric locomotive
  • D: Four driving axles
  • 15: Locomotive with maximum speed 85 km/h or less

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016 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. 19, 121. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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