The Ina Electric Railway Class DeKi 20 was a Japanese DC electric locomotive operated by the Ina Electric Railway and later the Japanese National Railways from 1929 to 1973.
History[]
The Class DeKi 20 was an early electric locomotive used in Japan. Two locomotives were manufactured in 1929 for the Ina Electric Railway; these entered service the same year. These were numbered 20 and 21 and featured a design based on the ED11 and ED14 locomotives manufactured by General Electric. Kisha Seizō manufactured the locomotives's mechanical components while Shibaura Seisakushō manufactured the locomotives's electrical components. Throughout its entire career the locomotives were stationed at Ina-Matsushima and operated on the Iida Line.
With the Ina Electric Railway's nationalization in 1943, the locomotives were acquired by the Japanese National Railways; they initially operated with no changes in numbers or classification, though they did receive voltage-boosting modifications to allow them to handle the 1,500 V DC current of the JNR as opposed to the 1,200 V DC current of the Ina Electric Railway. They were reclassified as the JNR Class ED33 with vehicle naming regulations coming into force in 1952 and renumbered ED33 1 and ED33 2. The locomotives were reclassified in October 1961 as the JNR Class ED26 and numbered ED26 11 and ED26 12. Both locomotives were withdrawn in 1973.
No ED26s have been preserved.
Specifications[]
The Class DeKi 20 used a nose suspension drive system. SE-123 traction motors were used on the locomotives.
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