JR Freight series EF210

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JR Freight EF210
JRF EF210-306.jpg
Numbering: see text
Manufacturer: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Year of construction (s): since 1996
Axis formula : Bo'Bo'Bo '
Genre : heavy freight train electric locomotive
Gauge : 1067 mm ( cape track )
Length: 18,200  mm
Height: 3,980  mm
Width: 2,887  mm
Service mass: 100.8  t
Top speed: 110  km / h
Continuous output : 3,390 kW
Starting tractive effort: 199 kN
Power system : 1.5 kV =
Number of traction motors: 6th

The JR Freight series EF210 ( Japanese EF210 形 , EF210-gata ) is a direct current electric locomotive with the wheel arrangement Bo'Bo'Bo ', which has been used by JR Freight for freight transport in Japan since 1996 .

The machines are built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe . They are stationed in the depots of Okayama , Shin-Tsurumi and Suita in Osaka prefecture and are mainly used for freight trains on the Tōkaidō and the San'yō main line . There they replace the locomotives of the JNR class EF66 . As of April 1, 2016, 101 units were in use.

technology

The locomotives run on the Japanese standard Cape gauge (1067 millimeter gauge). They are 18,200 millimeters long, 2,887 mm wide and 3,980 mm high. Their mass is 100.8 tons. They run under 1.5 kilovolt DC voltage, are equipped with AC motors, reach a maximum of 110 km / h, produce 3,390 kW and have a maximum pulling force of 199 kN .

variants

EF 210-901

This machine is a pre-production model, which was assigned to the Shin-Tsurumi depot in 1996.

EF210-0

EF210-16 in April 2007

The machines to be designated in this way, 18 in number, correspond to the series model. There are some changes that resulted from testing the pre-production model:

  • the traction motors are no longer of type FMT3, but of type FMT4, with the same output of 565 kilowatts;
  • The bogies were shortened from 2,600 millimeters to 2,500 millimeters.

The first locomotive, number EF210-1, was assigned to the Okayama depot in July 1998. The entire inventory of all these machines can also be found here.

EF210-100

EF210-119 in September 2015

The subclass EF210-100 contains some further improvements, in particular the replacement of the power electronics on GTO basis with electronics with IGBT technology . In addition, the locomotives now have single-arm pantographs . The 73 machines, which were ready for use as of April 1, 2016, are distributed among the Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi and Suita depots.

EF210-300

EF210-301 at the Hiroshima depot in October 2012
EF210-304 has just disconnected from the tail end of a freight train on the San'yō Main Line , October 2015

This sub-series was introduced from March 2013. It has been specially procured for the replenishment service on a steep section of the San'yō Main Line between Seno ( Aki Municipality , Hiroshima Prefecture) and Hachihonmatsu ( Higashihiroshima ) stations. In this service the series replaces the JR Freight series EF67, which was also specially procured for this purpose . The first locomotive, EF210-301, was delivered by the manufacturer on September 3, 2012. Another 14 locomotives were added by February 2019.

Locomotive numbers and delivery dates of the series
No. Manufacturer delivery date
EF210-301 Kawasaki Heavy Industries September 2012
EF210-302 Kawasaki Heavy Industries April 2013
EF210-303 Kawasaki Heavy Industries 2013
EF210-304 Kawasaki Heavy Industries July 2015
EF210-305 Kawasaki Heavy Industries August 2015
EF210-306 Kawasaki Heavy Industries September 2015
EF210-307 Kawasaki Heavy Industries September 2015
EF210-308 Kawasaki Heavy Industries October 2015
EF210-309 Kawasaki Heavy Industries October 2015
EF210-310 Kawasaki Heavy Industries August 2017
EF210-311 Kawasaki Heavy Industries August 2017
EF210-312 Kawasaki Heavy Industries December 2018
EF210-313 Kawasaki Heavy Industries January 2019
EF210-314 Kawasaki Heavy Industries January 2019
EF210-315 Kawasaki Heavy Industries February 2019

Naming scheme

The series designation "EF210" results from the technical features of the machine; the pre-production model bears the standard number 901. "EF210" is broken down as follows:

  • E for an electric locomotive
  • F due to the 6 driven axles
  • 210 for a DC locomotive with AC motors.

Web links

Commons : JR Freight EF210  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Togo Shibata: 最新 JR 貨物 の 電 気 機関 車 と 話題 の 貨物 列車 . In: Kotsu Shimbun (ed.): Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . tape 45 , no. 388 , August 2016, p. 33 (Japanese: 最新 JR 貨物 の 電 気 機関 車 と 話題 の 貨物 列車 ([en] Latest: JR Freight electric locomotives and popular freight trains) .).
  2. JR 貨物  EF210 形 300 番代 と EH800 形 900 番代 を 新 作 . In: Kotsu Shimbun (ed.): Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . tape 41 , no. 341 , September 2012, p. 70 (Japanese: JR 貨物  EF210 形 300 番代 と EH800 形 900 番代 を 新 作 ([en] JR Freight to build new EF210-300 and EH800-900) .).
  3. a b EF210-301 が 川 崎 重工 か ら 出場 ( Japanese ) In: Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd .. September 4, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. EF210-302 , 早 く も 営 業 運 転 開始 ( Yes ) In: Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd .. May 1, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. a b EF210-304 が 川 崎 重工 か ら 出場 ( Japanese ) In: Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd .. July 28, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. EF210-305 が 川 崎 重工 か ら 出場 ( Japanese ) In: Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd .. August 19, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. EF210-306 が 出場 ( Japanese ) In: Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd .. September 2, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. a b c 甲 種 鉄 道 車 両 輸送 計画 表 . In: Kotsu Shimbun (ed.): Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . tape 44 , no. 378 , October 2015, p. 125 (Japanese: 甲 種 鉄 道 車 両 輸送 計画 表 ([en] Rolling stock delivery schedule) .).
  9. EF210-310 が 営 業 運 転 を 開始 ( Japanese ) In: Japan Railfan Magazine Online . Koyusha Co., Ltd .. August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  10. EF210-311 運用 開始 ( Japanese ) In: Tetsudo Hobidas . Neko Publishing Co., Ltd .. August 28, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  11. a b c d 貨物 ち ゃ ん ね る EF210 配置 表 .