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The JR Freight Class EF200 is a DC electric locomotive operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company from July 1992 to March 2019.

History[]

The EF200 is a B-B-B DC electric locomotive operated by JR Freight; the locomotives were introduced to increase the number of trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line and other major lines such as the San'yō Main Line as well as to replace older locomotives such as the EF66 and EF81.

The first locomotive, EF200-901, was manufactured in June 1990 and entered service in July 1992. Mass-production locomotives began production in 1992, with production ending in 1993 with twenty locomotives produced.

These were the last JR Freight locomotives to not feature a nickname until the EH800, although they are branded Inverter Hi-Tech Loco similar to the EF500. The locomotives were slowly withdrawn starting 2016 due to a difficulty in securing spare parts, and all were withdrawn by 28 March 2019.

Two locomotives, EF200-10 and EF200-901, have been preserved. EF200-2 was also preserved in the past but has since been scrapped.

Specifications[]

The locomotives use Hitachi GTO variable frequency drives and a nose suspension drive system; all locomotives produced after the EF70 would use a nose suspension drive system. The locomotives use FMT4 squirrel cage induction traction motors.

Preservation[]

The following Class EF200 locomotives have been preserved:

Number Manufacturer Equipment manufacturer Date manufactured Date retired Location Notes
EF200-901 Hitachi Hitachi 30 June 1990 31 March 2016 Hitachi Mito Plant, Ibaraki, Japan Prototype locomotive, displayed under shelter, restored to original livery; not open for public viewing
EF200-10 17 June 1992 10 November 2017 Hiroshima Locomotive Depot, Hiroshima, Japan Displayed outdoors; not open for public viewing

The following Class EF200 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:

Number Manufacturer Equipment manufacturer Date manufactured Date retired Last location Notes
EF200-2 Hitachi Hitachi 1 May 1992 25 March 2019 Suita Locomotive Depot, Osaka, Japan Scrapped March 2021
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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