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The JNR Class EF67 is a Japanese DC banking electric locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways and its successor the Japan Freight Railway Company from November 1982 to March 2022.

History[]

The EF67 was developed as a replacement for the previous EF61-200 banking locomotives intended to bank trains up steep gradients, as well as the aging EF59 and EF60 locomotives. A pilot batch of three EF60 locomotives, 104, 129 and 88, were rebuilt at JNR's Hiroshima Works to become EF67 1 through 3. Operation of this series commenced on 1 November 1982 after a trial run on 12 April 1982; the locomotive's first job was to assist in the banking of a 40-car freight train from Hatao to Shiodome.

A second set of five locomotives were converted at Hiroshima Works from EF65 locomotives 131 through 135, numbered EF67 101 through 105. Due to the locomotive's running characteristics, two locomotives could not be run in tandem; as a result these were restricted to banking trains of 1,000 tons or less and full-scale production halted after eight locomotives were built. EF67 101 through 105 commenced service on 1 March 1990 after an inauguration ceremony was held the previous day.

Starting 2013, the EF67 locomotives were replaced with EF210-300 locomotives to take their place as banking locomotives; withdrawals began in 2014 and were completed by 2022. Two locomotives, EF67 1 and EF67 105, the first and last of the class respectively, have been preserved.

Design[]

The EF67s featured large box-shaped bodies with circular headlights mounted on the top of the cars. They feature a red body design.

Specifications[]

The EF67s used a nose suspension drive as opposed to the Quill drive of more recent locomotives; the use of the nose suspension drive was due to maintenance problems involving the Quill drive, so all locomotives after the earlier EF70 would use the nose suspension drive. This however came at the cost of keeping the rated rotation speed of the traction motors low. MT52 traction motors are used on the locomotives.

Preservation[]

The following Class EF67 locomotives have been preserved:

Number Manufacturer Equipment manufacturer Date manufactured Date retired Location Notes
EF67 1 Kisha Seizō Tōyō Denki 30 September 1964 2016 Hiroshima Rolling Stock Depot, Hiroshima, Japan Ex-EF60 104, first locomotive of class; viewing possible on depot open days
EF67 105 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Fuji Electric 20 August 1970 29 March 2022 Ex-EF65 135, last locomotive of class; viewing possible on depot open days
JR Group motive power
JNR Diesel prototype DB10DC10DC11DD10
4-axle diesel DD11DD12DD13DD14DD15DD16DD17DD20DD21DD40DD41DD42DD50DD51DD53DD54DD90DD91DD92DD93
5-axle diesel DE10DE11DE15DE50
6-axle diesel DF40DF41DF50DF90DF91 (gen 1)DF91 (gen 2)DF92DF93
Shinkansen 911912
Narrow-gauge diesel Ke DB10Ke DB11
Early 2/4-axle freight electric AB10EB10ED10ED11ED12ED13ED14ED15ED16ED17ED18 (gen 1)ED18 (gen 2)ED19ED23ED24
Early 4-axle passenger electric ED50ED51ED52ED53ED54ED55ED56ED57
Early 6-axle freight electric EF10EF11EF12EF13EF14EF15EF16EF18
Early 6-axle passenger electric EF20EF50EF51EF52EF53EF54EF55EF56EF57EF58EF59HEF10HEF50
Early 8-axle electric EH10EH50HEH50HEH150
Early Abt rack rail electric EC40ED40ED41ED42
Acquired from private railways ED20ED21ED22ED25 (gen 1)ED25 (gen 2)ED26 (gen 1)ED26 (gen 2)ED27 (gen 1)ED27 (gen 2)ED28 (gen 1)ED28 (gen 2)ED29 (gen 1)ED29 (gen 2)ED30 (gen 1)ED31ED32ED33ED34ED35ED36ED37ED38Ke ED10DeKi 1RoKo 1DeKi 501RoKo 1000
DC 4-axle ED60ED61ED62ED63ED95
AC 4-axle ED44ED45ED70ED71ED72ED73ED74ED75ED76ED77ED78ED79ED90ED91ED93ED94
DC 6-axle EF60EF61EF62EF63EF64EF65EF66EF67EF90
AC 6-axle EF70EF71
Dual-current ED30 (gen 2)ED46ED92EF30EF80EF81
Other AH100
JR Group Dual-current electric ED500EF500EF510EH500
DC electric EF200EF210EH200
DC EMU M250
AC electric EH800
Diesel DD18DD19DB500DD200DF200ENR-1000
Hybrid HD300
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