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The JR Freight Class EH500 is a semi-permanently-coupled dual-voltage electric locomotive operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company since 1997.

Operations[]

Built at the Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo, 82 examples of the EH500 Class are in service as of 2017 (prototype EH500-901 and EH500-1 to EH500-81). Originally based out of Sendai depot for operation on long-distance container trains between Tokyo and Hokkaido via the Tohoku Main Line, they served as replacements for the aging EF65, ED76 and ED79 AC and DC electrics.

In 2004, EH500-25 and EH500-27 of the 3rd production batch were briefly loaned by JR Freight to Moji depot in Kitakyushu for a number of experimental trials, where a number of the class were later transferred from 2007 onward for use on 1,300-ton freight trains between Honshu and Kyushu, displacing the elder ED76 and EF81 dual-voltage electrics.

Design[]

The prototype, EH500-901 livery is red and grey with black cab surrounds.

The early batch, EH500-1 and EH500-2 locomotives are finished in a livery of maroon and grey with black cab surrounds.

The second batch, EH500-3 to EH500-9 headlights moved to higher position to prevent blockage by snow in Tohoku Region, but still retaining the original livery with new "Kintaro Eco-Power" logos were added to the sides.

Locomotives from EH500-10 (delivered in August 2001) onward are painted in a revised colour scheme using bright red instead of the earlier maroon colour. The black colour around the cab windows was also discontinued. Locomotives numbered EH500-15 onwards have narrower surrounds on the front-end headlight boxes, and the front-end white band is also correspondingly slightly thinner.

Gallery[]

Classification[]

  • E: Electric locomotive
  • H: Eight driving axles (Bo'Bo' + Bo'Bo')
  • 500: AC / DC locomotive (1,500 V & 20 kV) with AC motors

Source[]

wikipedia.org

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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