The JNR Class ED14 was a Japanese DC electric locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways and later the Ohmi Railway from 1926 to 1988.
History[]
The ED14 was an early electric locomotive used on Japan's rail network. The locomotives were intended as freight locomotives, following in the vein of the ED11 locomotives.
Four locomotives were built in 1925, all by General Electric, which manufactured both the electrical and mechanical equipment for the locomotives. They were originally classified as the Class 1060 and numbered 1060 through 1063, but were reclassified to Class ED14 when a rule regarding the standardization of locomotive names was enacted in 1928. The locomotives were originally stationed in Tokyo and were used to pull freight trains on the Tõkaidō Main Line; they were moved to Kōfu in 1930 with the introduction of larger electric locomotives on the Tōkaidõ Main Line and used on the Chūō Main Line from then through to World War II.
After the conclusion of World War II, the locomotives were relocated to Toyohashi and used on the Iida Line; in 1950, they were relocated to the Senzan Line. The locomotives were replaced by ED17s in 1960, with some of the locomotives lent to the Seibu Railway; ED14 4 was resold to the Ohmi Railway, which was owned by Seibu. All locomotives were transferred to the Ohmi Railway from 1961 to 1966, where they were used until 1988 with the discontinuation of freight trains on the Ohmi Railway.
No ED14s have been preserved; prior to this, all four locomotives were preserved at the Ohmi Railway Museum. When the museum closed on 8 December 2018, all locomotives were sent for scrapping from January to March 2019, with ED14 3 being the last locomotive to get scrapped.
Design[]
The ED14s featured large box-shaped bodies with large top-mounted headlights.
Specifications[]
The ED14s used a nose suspension drive system. MT17 traction motors were used on the locomotives.
Preservation[]
The following Class ED14 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
| Number | Manufacturer | Equipment manufacturer | Date manufactured | Date retired | Last location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED14 1 | General Electric | General Electric | April 1925 | 31 March 1960 (JNR) c.2010s (Ohmi) |
Ohmi Railway Museum, Shiga, Japan | Displayed outdoors, used for occasional switching and snowplow duties; museum closed December 2018, scrapped March 2019 |
| ED14 2 | 31 March 1960 (JNR) 1 July 2004 (Ohmi) |
Displayed outdoors; museum closed December 2018, scrapped January 2019 | ||||
| ED14 3 | Displayed outdoors; museum closed December 2018, scrapped March 2019 | |||||
| ED14 4 | 31 March 1960 (JNR) c.2010s (Ohmi) |
Displayed outdoors, out of service due to malfunction but remained registered with Ohmi; museum closed December 2018, scrapped January 2019 |
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