JNR class 151
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| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki ; Kinki Sharyō ; Kisha Seizo Kaisah ; electrical equipment from Toshiba |
| Year of construction (s): | from 1958 |
| Genre : | electric railcar |
| Gauge : | 1067 mm ( cape track ) |
| Length: | 166.42 m |
| Service mass: | 276.3 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 9.6 t |
| Top speed: | 125 km / h |
| Continuous output : | 1,550 kW (2,077 hp) |
| Starting tractive effort: | 48.9 kN |
| Performance indicator: | 5.61 kW / t |
| Power system : | 1.5 kV = from overhead line |
| Number of traction motors: | 16 |
| Drive: | 16 electric motors; Drive on axles of two powered end cars and on the two closest sidecars |
The class 151 electric multiple unit was a fast multiple unit of the Japan Railways .
History and technology
In 1958, its cruising speed of 80 km / h on the newly electrified Cape Gauge route between Tokyo and Osaka was remarkable. The railcars were used as Kodama express trains. The 553 km route was covered in 6 hours and 50 minutes. One unit consisted of eight fully air-conditioned cars with a dome-like raised engine driver's cab at each end.
The traction motors with a total hourly output of 1550 kW (2077 hp) were housed in the two end cars as well as in the second and seventh cars, which had resistance and caliper brakes, the non-powered intermediate cars had disc brakes. The maximum permissible speed was 160 km / h, the regular use took place at a maximum of 110 km / h.
The space capacity per multiple unit was 425 passengers.
The multiple units formed one of the models for the development of the famous Shinkansen class 0 .
Others
Similar looking vehicles for the AC network were classified as series 481.
literature
- David Ross: The International Encyclopedia - Trains and Locomotives . 1st edition. transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, p. 436 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ JNR's Choice of Traction System — From Loco-hauled to Multiple-unit Trains . Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 27 (pp.40-45). Accessed May 15, 2017.